Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तस्य शृंगे महद्दिव्ये विमानं स्थापितं तदा । तदाऽमृतफलैर्वृक्षैः सेविते हेमवालुके

Transliteration

tasya śṛṃge mahaddivye vimānaṃ sthāpitaṃ tadā | tadā'mṛtaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ sevite hemavāluke

Translation

Sur ce grand sommet divin, fut alors établi un vimāna, palais céleste. Ce lieu aux sables d’or était embelli par des arbres portant des fruits semblables à l’amṛta, le nectar d’immortalité.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन (gen sg): ‘of it/of that’

• śṛṅge: on the peak
• śṛṅge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (neut loc sg)

• mahat-divye: great and divine
• mahat-divye: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (loc sg): ‘great and divine’

• vimānam: a celestial chariot/palace
• vimānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut nom/acc sg)

• sthāpitam: was installed
• sthāpitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु, causative √sthāpay) → sthāpita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘was placed/installed’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb): तदा = ‘then’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb): तदा

• amṛta-phalaiḥ: with nectar-like fruits
• amṛta-phalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr pl): ‘with nectar-fruits’

• vṛkṣaiḥ: by/with trees
• vṛkṣaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masc instr pl)

• sevite: in the attended/served (place)
• sevite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sev (सेव् धातु) → sevita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे विशेषणवत्: ‘in/at the place served/attended’ (loc sg)

• hema-vāluke: in the golden sands
• hema-vāluke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + vāluka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg): ‘in the golden-sanded (place)’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Skanda in Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ramyaka-śikhara-vimāna-sthāna (summit shrine locus)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a radiant mountain summit, a celestial vimāna rests like a jeweled pavilion; surrounding it are trees heavy with nectar-like fruits, and the ground glitters with golden sand.

Characters & Entities

• vimāna
• Ramyaka-parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is depicted as heaven-like, suggesting that holiness transforms the natural world into a support for liberation-oriented devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The summit of Ramyaka mountain within Śveta-dvīpa, marked by a divine vimāna and auspicious surroundings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on the sanctity and splendor of the locale.