Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

ततस्तौ दंपती भूत्वा विमानं दिव्यमास्थितौ । दिव्यभोगसमायुक्तौ जग्मतुः शिवमंदिरम्

Transliteration

tatastau daṃpatī bhūtvā vimānaṃ divyamāsthitau | divyabhogasamāyuktau jagmatuḥ śivamaṃdiram

Translation

Alors, devenus époux, ils montèrent dans un vimāna divin ; comblés de jouissances célestes, ils gagnèrent la demeure de Śiva.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकार: क्रियाविशेषण (thereupon/then)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• दम्पती: a couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; दम्पती-शब्द (husband and wife as a pair)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु) + क्त्वा → भूत्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• विमानम्: a celestial car
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आस्थितौ: mounted/ascended
• आस्थितौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → आस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, क्रियार्थे (having mounted/ascended)

• दिव्यभोगसमायुक्तौ: endowed with divine enjoyments
• दिव्यभोगसमायुक्तौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + भोग + सम्-आ-युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दिव्यैः भोगैः समायुक्तौ)

• जग्मतुः: went
• जग्मतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवमन्दिरम्: to Śiva’s temple
• शिवमन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivamandira/Śivaloka (as described)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant couple, now united, stands upon a jeweled vimāna rising through luminous clouds toward a resplendent Śiva-abode with trident banners and sacred aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and divine grace culminate in union and upliftment—symbolized by the vimāna and arrival at Śiva’s abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śiva-maṃdira is mentioned as a divine destination, but no identifiable earthly tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the fruit (phala) of prior conduct/vow rather than a new rite.