Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
विमानैश्चाद्भुताकारैः किंनरोद्गीतनादितैः । दुन्दुभिभिर्गोविषाणैस्तालैः शंखैश्च नादितैः
vimānaiścādbhutākāraiḥ kiṃnarodgītanāditaiḥ | dundubhibhirgoviṣāṇaistālaiḥ śaṃkhaiśca nāditaiḥ
অদ্ভুত আকারের বিমান ছিল, যা কিন্নরদের গীতধ্বনিতে মুখরিত। দুন্দুভি, গো-বিষাণ, তাল ও শঙ্খধ্বনিতে আকাশ প্রকম্পিত হল।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: The sky is crowded with wondrously shaped vimānas; kinnara singers fill the air with song while drums, cow-horns, cymbals, and conches create a rolling, auspicious thunder.
FAQs
The defense of dharma is portrayed as a sacred procession—music and auspicious instruments accompany divine action.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes celestial grandeur.
None; it is descriptive of divine instruments and celebration.