Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

किङ्कणीजालशोभाढ्यं विमानं तत्र चागतम् । साधु साधु नृपश्रेष्ठ विमानारोहणं कुरु

Transliteration

kiṅkaṇījālaśobhāḍhyaṃ vimānaṃ tatra cāgatam | sādhu sādhu nṛpaśreṣṭha vimānārohaṇaṃ kuru

Translation

കിങ്കിണീജാലത്തിന്റെ ശോഭയാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ച ദിവ്യ വിമാനം അവിടെ എത്തി. (വാണി മുഴങ്ങി)—“സാധു സാധു, ഹേ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, വിമാനത്തിൽ आरोഹണം ചെയ്യുക.”

Word by Word

• किङ्कणीजालशोभाढ्यम्: rich with the beauty of a net of tinkling bells
• किङ्कणीजालशोभाढ्यम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किङ्कणी + जाल + शोभा + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (किङ्कणी-जालस्य शोभया आढ्यम्)

• विमानम्: the celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आगतम्: has arrived
• आगतम्: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसा-वाचक (interjection)

• साधु: excellent!
• साधु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसा-वाचक (repetition)

• नृपश्रेष्ठ: O best of kings
• नृपश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृपाणां श्रेष्ठः)

• विमानारोहणम्: mounting the chariot
• विमानारोहणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान + आरोहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विमानस्य आरोहणम्)

• कुरु: do; perform
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Celestial voices/messengers (implied by the acclamation and arrival of vimāna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmanteśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King within the narrative frame / addressed audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resplendent vimāna descends, adorned with lattices of tiny bells; celestial voices proclaim ‘sādhu sādhu’ and invite the king to ascend. The air glitters; the scene is luminous and celebratory yet sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Vimāna
• Nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic promise is celebratory: sincere worship and austerity at a holy site culminate in divine welcome and upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s Hanūmanteśvara tīrtha setting in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite; it describes the reward—being invited to ascend the celestial vimāna.