Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततो विमानमारुह्य परित्यज्य कलेवरम् । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरः शिवलोकमुपागमत्

Transliteration

tato vimānamāruhya parityajya kalevaram | divyamālyāṃbaradharaḥ śivalokamupāgamat

Translation

Dann bestieg er den himmlischen Vimāna-Wagen und legte den sterblichen Leib ab; mit göttlichen Kränzen und Gewändern geschmückt gelangte er in die Welt Śivas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• कलेवरम्: the body
• कलेवरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्य-माल्य-अम्बर-धरः: wearing divine garlands and garments
• दिव्य-माल्य-अम्बर-धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): 'दिव्ये माल्ये अम्बरे च धरति' (one who wears divine garlands and garments)

• शिव-लोकम्: Shiva's world
• शिव-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य लोकः'

• उपागमत्: went/attained
• उपागमत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raktabandha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant vimāna descends; the king, now in divine garlands and garments, rises skyward, leaving the mortal frame behind, journeying to Śivaloka.

Characters & Entities

• vimāna
• Śivaloka
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage joined with purification and renunciation can culminate in the highest Shaiva goal—reaching Śivaloka.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liberation is presented as the fruit of the Arbuda tīrtha narrative centered on Raktānubandha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it states the phala (result): abandonment of the body and ascent to Śivaloka.