Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

अष्टौ वातात्मिकाश्चैन्द्रे द्वात्रिंशदपि पूर्वकाः । यथाकामोपलब्धिश्च यथाकामविनिर्गमः

Transliteration

aṣṭau vātātmikāścaindre dvātriṃśadapi pūrvakāḥ | yathākāmopalabdhiśca yathākāmavinirgamaḥ

Translation

Dans le monde d’Indra, on dit qu’il existe huit puissances de nature venteuse, ainsi que les trente-deux d’autrefois. Là aussi se trouvent : obtenir selon son désir, et partir —ou se projeter— selon son désir.

Word by Word

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (8)

• वातात्मिकाः: wind-natured
• वातात्मिकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सिद्धयः understood)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ऐन्द्रे: in the Indra (sphere)
• ऐन्द्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative: in Indra’s sphere)

• द्वात्रिंशत्: thirty-two
• द्वात्रिंशत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वात्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (32)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also)

• पूर्वकाः: preceded by the former
• पूर्वकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (having the former as preceding)

• यथाकामोपलब्धिः: attainment as desired
• यथाकामोपलब्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + उपलब्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास (yathā-kāma = as desired)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• यथाकामविनिर्गमः: departure/exit as desired
• यथाकामविनिर्गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indra-loka (Svarga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra-loka: a radiant palace amid clouds; a yogin or siddha moves like wind, multiplying trajectories; objects appear in his hand by mere will; a subtle form departs at will like a gust.

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heavenly realms may grant refined powers and freedoms, yet they remain within saṃsāra and are not the final goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is praised; the verse references Indraloka as a realm associated with certain siddhis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a descriptive taxonomy of attainments rather than a ritual injunction.