Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

विमास्थस्तदा ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च गरुडोपरि । ऐरावतगतश्चेंद्रः कुबेरः पुष्पकोपरि

Transliteration

vimāsthastadā brahmā viṣṇuśca garuḍopari | airāvatagataśceṃdraḥ kuberaḥ puṣpakopari

Translation

Alors Brahmā siégeait dans un char céleste ; Viṣṇu sur Garuḍa ; Indra monté sur Airāvata ; et Kubera sur le Puṣpaka, le char aérien.

Word by Word

• विमान-स्थः: situated in a chariot/aircraft
• विमान-स्थः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु))
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; कृदन्त (स्थ-प्रत्ययान्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb 'then')

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• गरुड-उपरि: upon Garuḍa
• गरुड-उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (locative-adverbial: 'upon Garuḍa')

• ऐरावत-गतः: gone onto / mounted on Airāvata
• ऐरावत-गतः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु))
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; भूतकृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुष्पक-उपरि: upon the Puṣpaka (aerial car)
• पुष्पक-उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (locative-adverbial: 'upon Puṣpaka (vimāna)')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand arrival: Brahmā in a celestial vimāna, Viṣṇu seated upon Garuḍa, Indra on Airāvata, and Kubera on the Puṣpaka—descending toward a Himalayan sacred assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Indra
• Airāvata
• Kubera
• Puṣpaka Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All cosmic powers honor Śiva’s auspicious rite, teaching reverence and the primacy of dharma-filled celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, whose Mahātmya is enhanced by the depiction of a universal divine gathering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive catalog of divine participants and their vehicles.