Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तस्य शृंगे महद्दिव्ये विमानं स्थापितं तदा । तदाऽमृतफलैर्वृक्षैः सेविते हेमवालुके

Transliteration

tasya śṛṃge mahaddivye vimānaṃ sthāpitaṃ tadā | tadā'mṛtaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ sevite hemavāluke

Translation

Auf jenem großen, göttlichen Gipfel wurde damals ein Vimāna errichtet, ein himmlischer Palast. Dieser Ort mit goldenem Sand war geschmückt von Bäumen, die Früchte wie Amṛta, den Nektar der Unsterblichkeit, trugen.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन (gen sg): ‘of it/of that’

• śṛṅge: on the peak
• śṛṅge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (neut loc sg)

• mahat-divye: great and divine
• mahat-divye: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (loc sg): ‘great and divine’

• vimānam: a celestial chariot/palace
• vimānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut nom/acc sg)

• sthāpitam: was installed
• sthāpitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु, causative √sthāpay) → sthāpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘was placed/installed’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb): तदा = ‘then’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb): तदा

• amṛta-phalaiḥ: with nectar-like fruits
• amṛta-phalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr pl): ‘with nectar-fruits’

• vṛkṣaiḥ: by/with trees
• vṛkṣaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masc instr pl)

• sevite: in the attended/served (place)
• sevite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sev (सेव् धातु) → sevita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे विशेषणवत्: ‘in/at the place served/attended’ (loc sg)

• hema-vāluke: in the golden sands
• hema-vāluke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + vāluka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg): ‘in the golden-sanded (place)’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Skanda in Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ramyaka-śikhara-vimāna-sthāna (summit shrine locus)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a radiant mountain summit, a celestial vimāna rests like a jeweled pavilion; surrounding it are trees heavy with nectar-like fruits, and the ground glitters with golden sand.

Characters & Entities

• vimāna
• Ramyaka-parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is depicted as heaven-like, suggesting that holiness transforms the natural world into a support for liberation-oriented devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The summit of Ramyaka mountain within Śveta-dvīpa, marked by a divine vimāna and auspicious surroundings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on the sanctity and splendor of the locale.