Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

विमानानि बहून्यत्र आगतानि तदंतिकम् । दृष्टानि तेन तान्येव विमानानि गणास्तथा

Transliteration

vimānāni bahūnyatra āgatāni tadaṃtikam | dṛṣṭāni tena tānyeva vimānāni gaṇāstathā

Translation

Dort kamen, ganz nahe, viele Vimānas, himmlische Wagen, herbei. Er erblickte eben diese Vimānas und ebenso die Scharen der Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• विमानानि: aerial chariots, vehicles
• विमानानि: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (विमानानि)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगतानि: having come, arrived
• आगतानि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (विमानानि) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तदन्तिकम्: near him / in his vicinity
• तदन्तिकम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (near him/that place)

• दृष्टानि: were seen
• दृष्टानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (निपात)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: just/only)

• विमानानि: aerial chariots
• विमानानि: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः

• गणाः: hosts/attendants
• गणाः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the dark Himalayan night, multiple luminous vimānas descend and hover nearby; gaṇas stand around them as the devotee beholds the celestial assembly in astonishment and devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Vimānas
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion and sacred observance can culminate in direct signs of divine presence and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra tīrtha within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse describes the experiential fruit (darśana) following prior observances.