Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो जगन्नाथ साक्षात्प्रत्यक्षतां गतः । ऐरावतः स गरुडस्तत्क्षणात्समजायत

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo jagannātha sākṣātpratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ | airāvataḥ sa garuḍastatkṣaṇātsamajāyata

Translation

പിന്നീട് പ്രസന്നനായ ജഗന്നാഥൻ സാക്ഷാൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി. അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഐരാവതന്റെ സ്ഥാനത്ത് ഗരുഡൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरं/तस्मात् (then/thereupon)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; क्त (past participle, active sense) ‘तुष्ट’ = pleased; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directly, in person)

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: manifest presence / visibility
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• गतः: having attained
• गतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; क्त (past participle) ‘गत’ = gone/attained; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• ऐरावतः: Airāvata (Indra’s elephant)
• ऐरावतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• सः: that/he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (immediately/at that moment; lit. from that moment)

• समजायत: came into being / appeared
• समजायत: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् लकार (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमा पुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग सम्-

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; speaker not explicitly marked in the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The darkness parts as Jagannātha becomes visible; a majestic Garuḍa appears instantly, replacing the earlier royal-elephant imagery (Airāvata), signaling a shift from Indraic to Vaiṣṇava presence.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha
• Garuḍa
• Airāvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion ripens, the Lord becomes ‘pratyakṣa’—personally present—to protect and uplift the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse underscores divine manifestation within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting; it does not explicitly name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on the fruit of devotion and divine grace.