Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशो व्यासमामंत्र्य सत्वरम् । विहगाधिपमारूढः प्रययौ द्वारकां प्रति

Transliteration

evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśo vyāsamāmaṃtrya satvaram | vihagādhipamārūḍhaḥ prayayau dvārakāṃ prati

Translation

So gesprochen, nahm Hṛṣīkeśa eilends Abschied von Vyāsa; den König der Vögel besteigend, zog Er gen Dvārakā davon.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययीभाव (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna/Vishnu)
• hṛṣīkeśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (हृषीकेश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (विष्णु/कृष्ण)

• vyāsam: Vyāsa
• vyāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (व्यास प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āmantrya: having addressed/invited
• āmantrya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√mantr (मन्त्र् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• satvaram: quickly/hastily
• satvaram: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (सत्वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• vihagādhipam: the lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• vihagādhipam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaga (विहग प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (अधिप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: विहगानाम् अधिपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ārūḍhaḥ: mounted/ascended
• ārūḍhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√ruh (रुह् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (hṛṣīkeśaḥ)

• prayayau: went forth/departed
• prayayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• dvārakām: to Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (द्वारका प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (Directional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like), दिशार्थे (towards)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hṛṣīkeśa bids farewell to Vyāsa and mounts Garuḍa; the sky opens as the king of birds lifts off toward the western sea-city of Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Vyāsa
• Garuḍa
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord moves freely across sacred geographies, guiding dharma and then withdrawing without attachment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is explicitly mentioned as the Lord’s destination, evoking its Purāṇic sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative movement linking divine presence to sacred place.