Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

गरुडाधिष्ठितो हृष्टो वसन्व्याप्य जगत्त्रयम् । श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभयुतः पीतकौशेयवस्त्रकः

Transliteration

garuḍādhiṣṭhito hṛṣṭo vasanvyāpya jagattrayam | śrīvatsakaustubhayutaḥ pītakauśeyavastrakaḥ

Translation

ഗരുഡാരൂഢനായി ഹൃഷ്ടനായി ത്രിലോകമൊട്ടാകെ വ്യാപിച്ചു വസിക്കുന്ന അദ്ദേഹം, ശ്രീവത്സചിഹ്നവും കൗസ്തുഭമണിയും ധരിച്ചു, പീത കൗശേയവസ്ത്രം അണിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• गरुडाधिष्ठितः: seated upon Garuḍa
• गरुडाधिष्ठितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गरुड + अधिष्ठित (कृदन्त; अधि + स्था धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णुः इति विशेषण

• हृष्टः: joyful
• हृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त; √हृष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णुः इति विशेषण

• वसन्: dwelling
• वसन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णुः इति विशेषण

• व्याप्य: having pervaded
• व्याप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्यय (Indeclinable)

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभयुतः: endowed with Śrīvatsa and Kaustubha
• श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीवत्स + कौस्तुभ + युत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); (श्रीवत्स-कौस्तुभ)-युतः; विष्णुः इति विशेषण

• पीतकौशेयवस्त्रकः: wearing yellow silk garments
• पीतकौशेयवस्त्रकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत + कौशेय + वस्त्रक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विष्णुः इति विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; descriptive passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu enthroned on Garuḍa, smiling with joy, radiating omnipresence; Śrīvatsa and Kaustubha shine on his chest; yellow silk garments flow.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Śrīvatsa
• Kaustubha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is both transcendent (all-pervading) and accessible (mounted on Garuḍa), inviting devotional remembrance through his auspicious emblems.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse itself focuses on iconography rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly stated here.