Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

एवं ध्यातः संस्मृतश्च प्रादुर्भूतो हरिस्तदा । नीलो गरुडमारुह्य जगतामभयप्रदः

Transliteration

evaṃ dhyātaḥ saṃsmṛtaśca prādurbhūto haristadā | nīlo garuḍamāruhya jagatāmabhayapradaḥ

Translation

かく瞑想され、想起されたとき、ハリはただちに顕現した—濃き色を帯び—ガルダに乗り、諸世界に無畏を授ける御方として。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• dhyātaḥ: meditated upon
• dhyātaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरि-विशेषणम्

• saṃsmṛtaḥ: remembered
• saṃsmṛtaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) with sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरि-विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• prādurbhūtaḥ: manifested/appeared
• prādurbhūtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prādur + bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रादुर्भूतः’ = प्रकटितः

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• nīlaḥ: dark-blue
• nīlaḥ: Karta (as described subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरि-विशेषणम्

• garuḍam: Garuḍa
• garuḍam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Purvakala-kriya (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruh (धातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), क्त्वार्थे; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• abhaya-pradaḥ: giver of fearlessness
• abhaya-pradaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हरि-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta narrating the divine manifestation (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari manifests suddenly—dark-hued—riding Garuḍa, filling the sky with protective radiance, embodying fearlessness for all worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere dhyāna and smaraṇa are not merely mental acts—Purāṇic dharma portrays them as calling forth tangible divine grace and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred setting frames the episode; the verse emphasizes divine appearance rather than site-specific merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation and remembrance of Hari are presented as the effective spiritual means leading to divine aid.