Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

गरुडोपरि संविष्टौ पद्ममालाविभूषितौ । शोभितौ तुलसीदाम्ना स्फुरन्मकरकुंडलौ

Transliteration

garuḍopari saṃviṣṭau padmamālāvibhūṣitau | śobhitau tulasīdāmnā sphuranmakarakuṃḍalau

Translation

Auf Garuḍa sitzend, mit Lotosgirlanden geschmückt, durch Tulasī-Schnüre geziert und mit glänzenden Makara-Ohrringen — so erschienen sie.

Word by Word

• गरुड: on Garuḍa
• गरुड: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• उपरि: upon, on
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — उपसर्गसदृश/अव्यय (preposition/adverb)

• संविष्टौ: seated
• संविष्टौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + विश् (धातु) → संविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन — nominative dual; ‘seated/ensconced’

• पद्ममाला: with a lotus-garland
• पद्ममाला: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पद्मानां माला)

• विभूषितौ: adorned
• विभूषितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + भूष् (धातु) → विभूषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — nominative dual; ‘adorned’

• शोभितौ: beautified
• शोभितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) → शोभित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — nominative dual; ‘beautified’

• तुलसीदाम्ना: with a tulasī-garland
• तुलसीदाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी (प्रातिपदिक) + दामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दामन्), तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तुलस्याः दाम)

• स्फुरन्: shining
• स्फुरन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फुर् (धातु) → स्फुरत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — agreeing with dual; ‘shining, flashing’

• मकरकुंडलौ: makara-earrings
• मकरकुंडलौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — nominative dual; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (मकराकारं कुण्डलम् / मकरस्य कुण्डलम्)

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation of narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant divine pair seated upon Garuḍa, draped in lotus garlands and tulasī strings, with gleaming makara-kuṇḍalas; the atmosphere is oceanic and tīrtha-like, suggesting Setu’s coastal sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• tulasī
• padma-mālā
• makara-kuṇḍala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text frames the fruit of dharmic rites as a transformation toward divine association and auspicious marks.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The imagery functions as the promised result of rites connected to Rāmeśvara/Setu in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it describes the phala (result) manifesting as a dream-vision.