Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

देव्या सनाथं तं कृत्वा विमानं पार्षदा दिवि । अनुजग्मुर्महादेवीं दिव्यां तेजोविजृंभिणीम्

Transliteration

devyā sanāthaṃ taṃ kṛtvā vimānaṃ pārṣadā divi | anujagmurmahādevīṃ divyāṃ tejovijṛṃbhiṇīm

Translation

ದೇವಿಗಾಗಿ ಆ ವಿಮಾನವನ್ನು ಸನ್ನದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ದಿವಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಪಾರ್ಷದರು ಮಹಾದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿದರು—ಅವಳು ದಿವ್ಯಳಾಗಿ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು.

Word by Word

• देव्या: of the Goddess / by the Goddess
• देव्या: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सन्दर्भतः ‘देव्याः’ (gen.) अपेक्षित—पाठे ‘देव्या’ (instr.) सम्भव

• सनाथम्: having a protector; accompanied by a lord
• सनाथम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (having a lord/protector)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (√कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): having done/made

• विमानम्: the aerial car (vimāna)
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पार्षदाः: attendants
• पार्षदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दिवि: in heaven/sky
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अनुजग्मुः: they followed
• अनुजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + गम् (√गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेवीम्: the Great Goddess
• महादेवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती देवी)

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तेजोविजृंभिणीम्: radiantly expanding; resplendent
• तेजोविजृंभिणीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + विजृंभिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/उपपदसमासभावः (तेजसा विजृंभिणी = expanding with splendor)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa context commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Mahādevī in a celestial vimāna, her aura expanding like a sunburst; behind and around her, pāṛṣadas and gaṇas fly in formation through the sky, carrying banners, lamps, and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Pārṣadas
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Divine Mother moves, her splendour naturally gathers attendants—divinity is self-manifesting and protective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description.