Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

यदा वा गरुडे कल्पे विश्वाण्डाद्गरुडोऽभवत् । अधिकृत्याब्रवीत्कृष्णो गारुडं तदिहोच्यते

Transliteration

yadā vā garuḍe kalpe viśvāṇḍādgaruḍo'bhavat | adhikṛtyābravītkṛṣṇo gāruḍaṃ tadihocyate

Translation

గరుడకల్పంలో విశ్వాండం నుండి గరుడుడు ఉద్భవించినప్పుడు, అతనిని విషయంగా చేసుకొని శ్రీకృష్ణుడు చెప్పిన వృత్తాంతమే ఇక్కడ ‘గారుడం’ అని పిలువబడుతుంది।

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb: “when”)

• वा: or; alternatively
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle: “or/indeed”)

• गरुडे: in/at (the) Garuḍa (context)
• गरुडे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कल्पे: in the kalpa
• कल्पे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वाण्डात्: from the cosmic egg
• विश्वाण्डात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य अण्डम्)

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभवत्: came to be; arose
• अभवत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अधिकृत्य: having taken up; concerning
• अधिकृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गारुडम्: the Gāruḍa (account/section)
• गारुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: “here”)

• उच्यते: is called; is said
• उच्यते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śaunaka-led assembly (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: the brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) opening, Garuḍa emerging radiant; Kṛṣṇa as narrator-teacher indicating the ancient account, with Prabhāsa’s shoreline/temple silhouettes as the earthly anchor.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Garuḍa-kalpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is preserved through named kalpas and authoritative speakers; remembering its divine source strengthens śraddhā (faith) in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse itself focuses on Purāṇic naming rather than a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it identifies the origin and title of a sacred narration (Gāruḍa).