Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

सर्वे विमानमारूढा गच्छन्ति हरिमन्दिरम् । वायुना पातितं यत्र पत्रपुष्पफलादिकम्

Transliteration

sarve vimānamārūḍhā gacchanti harimandiram | vāyunā pātitaṃ yatra patrapuṣpaphalādikam

Translation

Kesemuanya, setelah menaiki vimāna (kenderaan surgawi), pergi menuju mandir, kediaman suci Hari. Di sana, apa pun—daun, bunga, buah dan seumpamanya—yang dijatuhkan oleh angin—

Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nom.1), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• vimānam: a chariot/aircraft
• vimānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (विमान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Acc.2), एकवचनम्

• ārūḍhāḥ: having mounted
• ārūḍhāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-ruh (आ-रुह् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nom.1), बहुवचनम्; ‘vimānam’ इत्यस्य कर्मणि-सम्बन्धः (mounted on)

• gacchanti: go
• gacchanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्

• hari-mandiram: the temple of Hari
• hari-mandiram: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (हरि) + mandira (मन्दिर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Acc.2), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (hareḥ mandiram = temple of Hari)

• vāyunā: by the wind
• vāyunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (वायु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instr.3), एकवचनम्

• pātitam: fallen/dropped
• pātitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; ‘patrapuṣpaphalādikam’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• patra-puṣpa-phala-ādikam: leaves, flowers, fruits, and the like
• patra-puṣpa-phala-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patra (पत्र) + puṣpa (पुष्प) + phala (फल) + ādika (आदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collection: leaves, flowers, fruits, etc.)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harimandira (within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (king) (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of creatures ascending in luminous vimānas toward a radiant Hari temple amid a sacred grove; wind swirls through flowering trees, dropping leaves, blossoms, and fruits like natural garlands over the temple courtyard.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Harimandira
• Vastrāpatha
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to a holy place yields transcendent fruit—culminating in ascent and nearness to the Divine (Hari).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage associates Vastrāpatha’s merit with reaching Hari’s temple-abode (Harimandira).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied veneration/association with the sacred area; no explicit rite is stated in this half-verse.