Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

देवदूताप्रमाणं च विमानं हि त्वया कृतम् । न कृतं केन चित्पूर्वं न करिष्यति कश्चन

Transliteration

devadūtāpramāṇaṃ ca vimānaṃ hi tvayā kṛtam | na kṛtaṃ kena citpūrvaṃ na kariṣyati kaścana

Translation

“Sesungguhnya engkau telah membuat vimāna, kenderaan udara yang sepadan bagi para utusan dewa—sesuatu yang tidak pernah dibuat oleh sesiapa pun dahulu, dan tidak akan dibuat oleh sesiapa pun kelak.”

Word by Word

• देवदूताप्रमाणम्: of the size/measure of a divine messenger
• देवदूताप्रमाणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवदूत + प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (देवदूतस्य प्रमाणम् = देवदूत-प्रमाणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot/vehicle
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन

• कृतम्: made
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (कृतम् = made)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• कृतम्: done/made
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• केन: by whom
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन

• चित्: ever/any
• चित्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (indefinite particle, enclitic)

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• करिष्यति: will do/make
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कश्चन: anyone
• कश्चन: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चन (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite: anyone)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra) (as reported within Pulastya’s narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (or a celestial authority) praises the unprecedented creation of messenger-sized vimānas; shimmering aerial cars hover amid clouds and jeweled palaces.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Devadūta
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Exceptional merit and capability—rooted in dharma and tapas—can surpass what even the gods consider possible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; the episode belongs to the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is encomium (praise) describing an unprecedented vimāna.