Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वाप्सरःसम्बाधं विमानं सार्वकामिकम् । पूज्यमानो गतस्तत्र यत्र लोका निरामयाः

Transliteration

gandharvāpsaraḥsambādhaṃ vimānaṃ sārvakāmikam | pūjyamāno gatastatra yatra lokā nirāmayāḥ

Translation

Ein wunscherfüllendes Vimāna kam herbei, dicht umdrängt von Gandharvas und Apsaras. Geehrt und verehrt ging er in jene Welt, wo die Wesen frei sind von Krankheit und Leid.

Word by Word

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)

• अप्सरः: Apsarases
• अप्सरः: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)

• सम्बाधम्: crowded / thronged
• सम्बाधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्बाध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्वकामिकम्: fulfilling all desires
• सार्वकामिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्व + कामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘being worshipped’

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि: ‘gone’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• लोकाः: worlds / beings
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निरामयाः: free from disease/sorrow
• निरामयाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant wish-fulfilling vimāna filled with Gandharvas and Apsarases descends; the brāhmaṇa is worshipped and carried upward through luminous clouds to a serene, spotless realm.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Apsaras
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Punya and divine grace are portrayed as leading the devotee to higher, sorrowless realms, symbolized by the wish-fulfilling vimāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha-region is the narrative frame, presenting tīrtha-merit culminating in exalted destinations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; the verse describes the फल (result) of prior merit and devotion.