Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

विमानकोटिसंकीर्णः स किंनरमहोरगः । महावातः सनिर्घातो येनाकम्पच्चराचरम्

Transliteration

vimānakoṭisaṃkīrṇaḥ sa kiṃnaramahoragaḥ | mahāvātaḥ sanirghāto yenākampaccarācaram

Translation

Der Himmel wurde von Myriaden von Vimānas erfüllt, umgeben von Kiṃnaras und großen Schlangen. Ein gewaltiger Wind, begleitet von donnerndem Krachen, erschütterte alles Bewegte und Unbewegte.

Word by Word

• विमान-कोटि-संकीर्णः: filled with crores of aerial cars
• विमान-कोटि-संकीर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + संकीर्ण (कॄ धातु, क्त; उपसर्ग: सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

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

• किंनर-महोरगः: (like) a host of kiṃnaras and great serpents
• किंनर-महोरगः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक) + महोरग (महा+उरग; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/इतरेतर)

• महा-वातः: a great wind
• महा-वातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स-निर्घातः: with thunderous crashes
• स-निर्घातः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह/सम्; अव्यय-उपपद) + निर्घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सहितार्थ)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अकम्पत्: shook, made tremble
• अकम्पत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चर-अचरम्: all moving and unmoving beings
• चर-अचरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sky packed with countless vimānas; silhouettes of Kiṃnaras in flight and massive serpents coiling through clouds; a roaring wind with thunder shakes trees, temples, and mountains alike.

Characters & Entities

• Vimānas
• Kiṃnaras
• Mahoragas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dissolution approaches, even celestial realms are shaken—highlighting the need for devotion and dharma that outlast all worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative orbiting the sacred Narmadā region, but it describes universal upheaval rather than a localized tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears in this verse.