Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततः पर्वतसंकाशं दृष्ट्वा दैत्यं महाबलम् । उवाच चपलापांगो गरुडकृतवाहनः

Transliteration

tataḥ parvatasaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā daityaṃ mahābalam | uvāca capalāpāṃgo garuḍakṛtavāhanaḥ

Translation

Puis, voyant le Daitya d’une force immense, pareil à une montagne, le Seigneur au regard vif—celui dont la monture est Garuḍa—prit la parole.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• पर्वत-संकाशम्: mountain-like
• पर्वत-संकाशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (agreeing with दैत्यम्); पर्वतस्य संकाशः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• दैत्यं: the demon
• दैत्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति

• महाबलम्: very strong
• महाबलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (agreeing with दैत्यम्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चपल-अपाङ्गः: the one with restless side-glances
• चपल-अपाङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चपल (प्रातिपदिक) + अपाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; चपलः अपाङ्गः यस्य (रूढ्या विशेषणवत्)

• गरुड-कृत-वाहनः: he whose mount is Garuḍa
• गरुड-कृत-वाहनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; गरुडेन कृतं वाहनं यस्य (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-रूढि)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu as the upcoming speaker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (context continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārāyaṇa, mounted on Garuḍa or marked by Garuḍa-emblem, fixes a swift sidelong glance upon a mountain-bodied daitya; the moment is poised—silence before command—divine composure against colossal menace.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Garuḍa
• Nārāyaṇa (implied by Garuḍa-vāhana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True strength is paired with clarity and composure—seeing the threat fully, the Lord acts with deliberate purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within whose sacred narrative the encounter takes place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse sets the scene for dialogue and combat.