Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

जनलोकात्तपोलोकस्तेषां लोचनगोचरः । कृतस्तेन विमानेन मनोवेगेन गच्छता

Transliteration

janalokāttapolokasteṣāṃ locanagocaraḥ | kṛtastena vimānena manovegena gacchatā

Translation

From Janaloka, Tapoloka came within their very sight, as that chariot sped onward with the swiftness of thought.

Word by Word

• जनलोकात्: from Janaloka
• जनलोकात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• तपोलोकः: Tapoloka
• तपोलोकः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• तेषाम्: for them / of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• लोचन-गोचरः: visible, within the range of sight
• लोचन-गोचरः: Kartā (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: locana (प्रातिपदिक) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (लोचनस्य गोचरः = within sight)

• कृतः: was made, was brought (into view)
• कृतः: Kriyā (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः (was made/brought about)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• विमानेन: by the aerial chariot
• विमानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• मनोवेगेन: with the speed of thought
• मनोवेगेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मनसः वेगः)

• गच्छता: going, moving
• गच्छता: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु √गम्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (विमानेन) = 'while going'

Speaker

Agastya (narration within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tapoloka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: priye

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The vimāna streaks forward like a thought; Tapoloka appears ahead as a radiant austerity-world—fiery yet cool, luminous with tapas-energy.

Characters & Entities

• Janaloka
• Tapoloka
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapoloka is portrayed as the realm oriented to austerity; the swift movement symbolizes how refined consciousness transcends stages rapidly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is the cosmic geography of higher lokas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; only the transition toward Tapoloka is described.