Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 183

Devanagari script

कैलासं पर्वतं प्राप्तौ विमानैर्वेगवत्तरैः । सारूप्यमेव संप्राप्तावीश्वरेण महात्मना

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ parvataṃ prāptau vimānairvegavattaraiḥ | sārūpyameva saṃprāptāvīśvareṇa mahātmanā

Translation

વેગવંત વિમાનો દ્વારા તેઓ કૈલાસ પર્વત પર પહોંચ્યા. મહાત્મા ઈશ્વરની કૃપાથી તેમણે સારૂપ્ય—દિવ્ય સ્વરૂપસામ્ય—પ્રાપ્ત કર્યું.

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्तौ: (they) arrived/reached
• प्राप्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप् + क्त; उपसर्ग: प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used predicatively

• विमानैः: by aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वेगवत्तरैः: swifter
• वेगवत्तरैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत्-तर (प्रातिपदिक; वेगवत् + तर (तुलनात्मक))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) / (agreeing with विमानैः) तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• सारूप्यम्: similar form/likeness
• सारूप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारूप्य (प्रातिपदिक; स + रूप + य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• संप्राप्तौ: (they) attained
• संप्राप्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√आप् (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप् + क्त; उपसर्ग: सम्+प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used predicatively

• ईश्वरेण: by the Lord
• ईश्वरेण: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-context narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (Śiva-dhāma)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience sages (traditional)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Swift vimānas streak across a crystalline Himalayan sky toward snow-clad Kailāsa; upon arrival, the devotees’ forms subtly transform—radiant, Śiva-like, serene.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Vimāna
• Īśvara
• Sārūpya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminates in divine proximity and transformation—sārūpya symbolizes becoming God-like in presence and form.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the narrative source, and Kailāsa is the exalted destination associated with Śiva’s supreme abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse describes the spiritual fruit—attaining Kailāsa and sārūpya through the Lord’s grace.