Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

गरुडाधिष्ठितो हृष्टो वसन्व्याप्य जगत्त्रयम् । श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभयुतः पीतकौशेयवस्त्रकः

Transliteration

garuḍādhiṣṭhito hṛṣṭo vasanvyāpya jagattrayam | śrīvatsakaustubhayutaḥ pītakauśeyavastrakaḥ

Translation

گَروڑ پر متمکن، شادمان اور تینوں جہانوں میں سراسر پھیلا ہوا، اُس کے سینے پر شری وَتس اور کَؤستُبھ مَنی تھی، اور وہ زرد ریشمی لباس پہنے ہوئے تھا۔

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.