Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततः कदाचिद्देवेशो विमानवरमास्थितः । उमया सहितः श्रीमांस्तेन मार्गेण चागतः

Transliteration

tataḥ kadāciddeveśo vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | umayā sahitaḥ śrīmāṃstena mārgeṇa cāgataḥ

Translation

Dann kam einst der Herr der Götter—glanzvoll, auf einem erlesenen Vimāna thronend—auf eben jenem Weg, begleitet von Umā.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्) (indeclinable adverb: then/thereafter)

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• कदाचित्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (indeclinable adverb of time: at some time/once)

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः) (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• विमानवरम्: the excellent aerial car
• विमानवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान + वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरं विमानम्) (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; appositional descriptive compound)

• आस्थितः: mounted/seated upon
• आस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘having mounted/being seated’ (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; PPP)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + इत (इ धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, ‘accompanied’ (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; PPP used adjectivally)

• श्रीमन्: splendid/illustrious
• श्रीमन्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (श्री + मत्) (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; possessing splendor)

• तेन: by that/through that
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Instrumental Singular of ‘that’)

• मार्गेण: by the path/route
• मार्गेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थकः (indeclinable conjunction: and)

• आगतः: came/arrived
• आगतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘come/arrived’ (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; PPP)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-mārga (Narmadā pilgrimage path)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Shiva appears in a splendid vimāna, with Umā beside him, moving along a riverbank path; below, the quiet landscape contrasts with celestial brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Śiva, deduced by association with Umā)
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A place sanctified by tapas draws divine presence; the arrival of the deity with Umā signals the unfolding of tīrtha-mahātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues the Bhṛgu-tīrtha/Śrīvṛta-kṣetra account where Bhṛgu’s austerity is taking place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a divine arrival (darśana-setting) that typically precedes a boon or tīrtha-establishment episode.