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

گروڑ-کلپ کے یُگ میں، جب کائناتی انڈے سے گروڑ کا ظہور ہوا، تب شری کرشن نے اس کے بارے میں ایک بیان فرمایا؛ وہی روایت یہاں ‘گارُڑ’ کہلاتی ہے۔

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).