Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तत्र विद्याधरैः सिद्धैर्विमानवरमास्थितः । पूज्यमानो वसेत्तावद्यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्

Transliteration

tatra vidyādharaiḥ siddhairvimānavaramāsthitaḥ | pūjyamāno vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasamplavam

Translation

അവിടെ അവൻ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായ വിമാനത്തിൽ ആസീനനായി, വിദ്യാധരന്മാരും സിദ്ധന്മാരും പൂജിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ഭൂതസമ്പ്ലവം (പ്രളയം) വരെയും വസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb)

• vidyādharaiḥ: by the Vidyādharas
• vidyādharaiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (Agent-associate/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘विद्यां धरति’ (instrumental plural; by Vidyādharas)

• siddhaiḥ: by the Siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (Associate/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• vimāna-varam: a splendid aerial car
• vimāna-varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘वरं विमानम्’ (accusative singular)

• āsthitaḥ: having mounted/occupied
• āsthitaḥ: Kriyā (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) भूतकाले; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘आस्थितः’ = ‘having mounted/occupied’ (past participle; masc nom sg)

• pūjyamānaḥ: being worshipped
• pūjyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + śānac/āna (कृदन्त, कर्मणि वर्तमान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (पुज्यमान); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘being worshipped’ (present passive participle; masc nom sg)

• vaset: may dwell
• vaset: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (optative, 3rd sg)

• tāvat: so long
• tāvat: Kāla-parimāṇa (Duration adjunct/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (indeclinable; ‘so long/that much’)

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-parimāṇa (Duration adjunct/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत्-संबन्धे अवधि-वाचक (indeclinable; ‘as long as’)

• ābhūta-samplavam: until the cosmic dissolution
• ābhūta-samplavam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time limit/कालावधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ābhūta (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + samplava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्; ‘आभूत’ = ‘up to the beings/creation’ इत्यर्थे ‘until the cosmic dissolution’ (avyayibhava; used adverbially)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant vimāna floats in a jeweled sky; Vidyādharas and Siddhas offer garlands and salutations to the meritorious soul seated within.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādhara
• Siddha
• Vimāna
• Cosmic dissolution (samplava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames charity at sacred places as producing exalted, long-lasting heavenly honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha previously mentioned; the verse describes the posthumous फल (reward) connected to it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual; it continues the promised फल of the prior dāna and tīrtha association.