Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

सर्वैर्जनपदैः सार्द्ध स राजा भार्यया सह । गतो विमानमारूढो यत्तत्पदमनामयम्

Transliteration

sarvairjanapadaiḥ sārddha sa rājā bhāryayā saha | gato vimānamārūḍho yattatpadamanāmayam

Translation

Accompagné de tout son peuple, ce roi—avec sa reine—monta sur le char céleste et s’en alla vers cet état suprême, immaculé et sans peine (la demeure la plus haute).

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (जनपदैः)

• जनपदैः: with the people/subjects
• जनपदैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together/along with)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियार्थे (went)

• विमानम्: aerial car
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आरूढः: mounted
• आरूढः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (राजा)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (which/that)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनामयम्: free from disease/sorrow
• अनामयम्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पदम्)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king and queen stand on a radiant vimāna; behind them, townspeople gather in reverent procession. The vimāna rises toward a luminous, spotless realm—depicted as a serene, white-gold horizon beyond clouds, free of any signs of sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Queen
• People (janapada)
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as transformative not only for an individual but for an entire community aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Kṣetra in the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is named; the verse describes the fruition (phala) of prior vows and tīrtha observances.