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

Hearing the cry of the lord of birds (Garuḍa), she opened her lotus-eyes and beheld Kṛṣṇa. She gazed upon Him—her beloved friend who had arrived, the very Lord of her life—while her lotus-like eyes turned again and again in wonder.

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.