Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

देवैः कुसुमधाराभिरभिवृष्टा मनोरमा । दिव्यं विमानमारूढा दिव्यांबरविराजिता

Transliteration

devaiḥ kusumadhārābhirabhivṛṣṭā manoramā | divyaṃ vimānamārūḍhā divyāṃbaravirājitā

Translation

La ravissante fut arrosée par les devas de pluies de fleurs; elle monta dans un vimāna céleste et resplendit de vêtements divins.

Word by Word

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कुसुमधाराभिः: with streams/showers of flowers
• कुसुमधाराभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma-dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Plural; समास: कुसुम + धारा (तत्पुरुष)

• अभिवृष्टा: showered upon
• अभिवृष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-vṛṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मनोरमा: charming/beautiful
• मनोरमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manoramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण; समास: मनस् + रमा (कर्मधारय: ‘mind-pleasing’)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आरूढा: having mounted
• आरूढा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-ruh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कर्तरि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past active participle sense ‘having mounted’, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दिव्याम्बरविराजिता: adorned with shining divine garments
• दिव्याम्बरविराजिता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-ambara-virājita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण; समास: (दिव्य + अम्बर) + विराजित (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समुच्चय)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta in Setu Khaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapitīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquiring sages/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā, newly restored, stands by the tīrtha as devas shower blossoms; a luminous vimāna descends; she ascends wearing radiant celestial garments.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vimāna
• Kapitīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification at a holy place yields divine honor—inner transformation is mirrored by celestial recognition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapitīrtha, whose bath is presented as so potent that even the gods celebrate the purified devotee.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the merit arises from tīrtha-snānā; the verse describes the फल (result) rather than a new rule.