Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ततः कैलासमानीय विमानं मम चादिशत् । सर्वरत्नमयं दिव्यं दिव्याश्चर्यसमावृतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kailāsamānīya vimānaṃ mama cādiśat | sarvaratnamayaṃ divyaṃ divyāścaryasamāvṛtam

Translation

Dann brachte er mich nach Kailāsa und wies mir ein himmlisches Vimāna zu—göttlich, aus allen Edelsteinen gefertigt und von wunderbaren Herrlichkeiten umgeben.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• kailāsam: Kailāsa
• kailāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ānīya: having brought
• ānīya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्रत्ययार्थक (gerund; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष), अव्यय

• vimānam: a celestial chariot
• vimānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• ādiśat: commanded/assigned
• ādiśat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: diś (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarvaratnamayam: made of all kinds of jewels
• sarvaratnamayam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (vimānam); समासः—तत्पुरुष (रत्नमयम् = रत्नैः मयम्; सर्व-रत्न-मयम्)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (vimānam)

• divya: divine
• divya: Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (āścarya) (समासपूर्वपद)

• āścarya: wonder/marvel
• āścarya: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासाङ्ग), अर्थतः ‘wonder’

• samāvṛtam: covered/surrounded
• samāvṛtam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-āvṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (vimānam)

Speaker

Kuśadhvaja (narrating)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva brings the devotee to snow-clad Kailāsa and points to a radiant jewel-encrusted vimāna, surrounded by divine attendants and shimmering light.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Śiva
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminating in Śiva’s favor leads to exalted proximity to the divine realm—symbolized by Kailāsa and the jeweled vimāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is highlighted as Śiva’s supreme abode, the destination granted by His grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed; the verse describes the फल (result) of accomplished worship—being taken to Kailāsa and granted a divine vimāna.