Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ययौ देवः सर्वदैवतपूजितः । विमानेनार्कवर्णेन कैलासं धरणीधरम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā yayau devaḥ sarvadaivatapūjitaḥ | vimānenārkavarṇena kailāsaṃ dharaṇīdharam

Translation

So sprechend zog der Gott, von allen Gottheiten verehrt, in einem sonnenfarbigen Himmelswagen (Vimāna) nach Kailāsa, dem Berge, der die Erde trägt.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having said’

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वदैवतपूजितः: worshipped by all the gods
• सर्वदैवतपूजितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of देवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-दैवत-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक; पूज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘सर्वदैवतैः पूजितः’)

• विमानेन: by an aerial chariot
• विमानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अर्कवर्णेन: of sun-like colour
• अर्कवर्णेन: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of विमानेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘अर्कस्य वर्णः’ = sun-colour)

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धरणीधरम्: the mountain (earth-bearer)
• धरणीधरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of कैलासम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धरणी-धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘धरण्याः धरः’ = mountain)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Revā-khaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sun-colored vimāna rises from the sacred ground; the god, adored by all devas, departs toward snow-bright Kailāsa, leaving devotees gazing upward in reverent stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kailāsa
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s presence can sanctify a place, yet he remains transcendent—moving freely between sacred abodes like Kailāsa and tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Aṅkūreśvara Tīrtha episode, highlighting the site as worthy of Śiva’s direct visitation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Śiva’s departure after granting assurances.