Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

दिव्यवस्त्रैश्च संवीतान् दिव्याभरणभूषितान् । विमानैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैरप्सरोगणसेवितैः

Transliteration

divyavastraiśca saṃvītān divyābharaṇabhūṣitān | vimānairvividhairdivyairapsarogaṇasevitaiḥ

Translation

Sie waren in himmlische Gewänder gehüllt und mit göttlichem Schmuck geziert; in mannigfachen, erhabenen Vimānas weilten sie, umgeben von Scharen der Apsaras.

Word by Word

• divya-vastraiḥ: with divine garments
• divya-vastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि (divine garments)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction ‘and’)

• saṃvītān: clad, covered
• saṃvītān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: saṃ-√vī (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘clad/covered’

• divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitān: adorned with divine ornaments
• divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया, बहुवचन; दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषितान् (adorned with divine ornaments)

• vimānaiḥ: with aerial chariots
• vimānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘various’ (qualifying vimānaiḥ)

• divyaiḥ: divine
• divyaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘divine’ (qualifying vimānaiḥ)

• apsarogaṇa-sevitaiḥ: attended by groups of apsarases
• apsarogaṇa-sevitaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; अप्सरोगणैः सेवितैः (attended/served by groups of apsarases)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Radiant ancestors appear in the sky wearing celestial garments and ornaments, seated in diverse vimānas, attended by apsaras groups—an opulent yet serene heavenly tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Vimāna
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa portrays the fruit of dharma as both auspicious and elevating—symbolized by divine attire, ornaments, and vimānas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha, whose rites are said to yield exalted results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it elaborates the heavenly imagery of the rite’s फल (phala).