Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तत्र विद्याधरैः सिद्धैर्विमानवरमास्थितः । पूज्यमानो वसेत्तावद्यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्

Transliteration

tatra vidyādharaiḥ siddhairvimānavaramāsthitaḥ | pūjyamāno vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasamplavam

Translation

Là, assis dans un excellent vimāna céleste, honoré par les Vidyādharas et les Siddhas, il demeure aussi longtemps que dure la dissolution cosmique des êtres.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• विद्याधरैः: by the Vidyādharas
• विद्याधरैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या-धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विद्यां धरन्ति इति)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समुच्चय (विद्याधरैः सह)

• विमानवरम्: a splendid aerial car
• विमानवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान-वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरं विमानम्)

• आस्थितः: mounted/seated
• आस्थितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Active Participle in sense of PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘having mounted/being seated’

• पूज्यमानः: being honored
• पूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (Present Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘being worshipped’

• वसेत्: may dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Kala (Duration/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रमाण/परिमाणवाचक (so long/that much)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kala (Limit/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्तावत्-सम्बन्ध (as long as)

• आभूतसम्प्लवम्: until the dissolution of beings (cosmic deluge)
• आभूतसम्प्लवम्: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-भूत-सम्प्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (आ + भूतसम्प्लवम् = up to the cosmic dissolution)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant celestial chariot (vimāna-vara) carrying the merit-holder, surrounded by Vidyādharas and Siddhas offering garlands and praise; the backdrop suggests vast cosmic time until pralaya.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādhara
• Siddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-based dharma yields exalted, enduring honors in higher realms, portrayed through purāṇic celestial imagery.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The continuing context is Daśakanyā-tīrtha in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly the prior dāna and tīrtha observances; this verse elaborates the heavenly outcome (vimāna, honor by Siddhas).