Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

संश्रुत्य साऽपि पतगाधिपते रवं वै प्रोन्मील्य नेत्रकमलेऽथ ददर्श कृष्णम् । सामन्यत त्रिकविवर्तितलोचनाब्जं प्राप्तं तमिष्टसुहृदं निजजीवनाथम्

Transliteration

saṃśrutya sā'pi patagādhipate ravaṃ vai pronmīlya netrakamale'tha dadarśa kṛṣṇam | sāmanyata trikavivartitalocanābjaṃ prāptaṃ tamiṣṭasuhṛdaṃ nijajīvanātham

Translation

Als sie den Ruf des Königs der Vögel (Garuḍa) vernahm, öffnete sie ihre lotosgleichen Augen und erblickte Kṛṣṇa. Sie schaute Ihn an—den geliebten Freund, der gekommen war, den Herrn ihres Lebens—während ihre Lotosaugen sich immer wieder staunend zu Ihm wandten.

Word by Word

• saṃśrutya: having heard
• saṃśrutya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) = gerund; "having heard"

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम = "she"

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = "also/even"

• pataga-adhipateḥ: of the lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• pataga-adhipateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pataga (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पतगानाम् अधिपतिः) = "lord of birds"; genitive

• ravam: the sound/cry
• ravam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative; "sound/cry"

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = emphatic "indeed"

• pronmīlya: having opened
• pronmīlya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ud-√mīl (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) = gerund; "having opened"

• netra-kamale: in (her) lotus-eyes
• netra-kamale: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक) + kamala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कमले इव नेत्रे) = "in her lotus-like eyes"; locative

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय = "then"

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद = "saw"

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative

• sāmanyata: she became composed
• sāmanyata: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√an (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद = "became calm/collected herself"

• trika-vivartita-locana-abjam: with lotus-eyes turning thrice
• trika-vivartita-locana-abjam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trika (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-√vṛt (धातु) + locana (प्रातिपदिक) + abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (vivartita = turned) + तत्पुरुषः; समस्तपद = "whose lotus-eyes were turned in three ways" (qualifies tam/kṛṣṇam as perceived)

• prāptam: arrived
• prāptam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त = "arrived/attained" (qualifies tam)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम = "him"

• iṣṭa-suhṛdam: beloved friend
• iṣṭa-suhṛdam: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = "beloved friend" (apposition to tam)

• nija-jīvana-nātham: lord of her life
• nija-jīvana-nātham: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + jīvana (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (निजस्य जीवनस्य नाथः) = "lord of her own life" (apposition to tam)

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Garuḍa’s cry, the goddess opens lotus-eyes and sees Kṛṣṇa; her gaze circles Him repeatedly in astonished recognition—beloved friend and lord of her life.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Garuḍa (patagādhipati)
• devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord transforms despair into awakened awareness; the devotee recognizes Kṛṣṇa as life’s true refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the māhātmya setting, celebrated as a place where Kṛṣṇa’s presence and saving grace are vividly remembered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the devotional act implied is darśana and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.