Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

विमानवरमारूढः स्तूयमानः समन्ततः । राक्षसैर्बंदिरूपैस्तैर्गीयमानस्तथा परैः

Transliteration

vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ stūyamānaḥ samantataḥ | rākṣasairbaṃdirūpaistairgīyamānastathā paraiḥ

Translation

Auf einem vortrefflichen Vimāna reitend, wurde er ringsum gepriesen—besungen von Rākṣasas, die als Barden dienten, und ebenso von anderen.

Word by Word

• विमानवरम्: the excellent chariot/aircraft
• विमानवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरं विमानम्) = ‘excellent aerial car’ ; कर्म (object with participle ‘आरूढः’ = mounted on)

• आरूढः: mounted; having ascended
• आरूढः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘mounted/ascended’ (qualifying subject)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + यमान (शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being praised’

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Desha (Spatial extent/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (परितः/‘on all sides’)

• राक्षसैः: by demons
• राक्षसैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ (agent in passive ‘praised/sung by’)

• बन्दिरूपैः: in the form of bards
• बन्दिरूपैः: Kartr-anvaya (Agent qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्दि + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बन्दिनः रूपम्) = ‘having the form of bards/panegyrists’; विशेषण (qualifying ‘राक्षसैः’)

• तैः: by those (same ones)
• तैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-निर्देश (referring to the same demons)

• गीयमानः: being sung (of)
• गीयमानः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गै (धातु) + यमान (शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being sung/praised’

• तथा: likewise; thus
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/‘thus/likewise’)

• परैः: by others
• परैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ (agent: ‘by others’)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa rides a splendid vimāna above or into the shrine courtyard while rākṣasa-bards sing around him; banners, torches, and rhythmic formation create a ceremonial arrival tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa (implied)
• Vimāna
• Rākṣasas (as bards)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Praise and sacred song (stuti/gāna) are honored offerings that accompany pilgrimage and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvara tīrtha setting, approached in a ceremonial manner within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights stuti and gāna (praise and singing) as devotional accompaniments.