Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वाप्सरःसम्बाधं विमानं सार्वकामिकम् । पूज्यमानो गतस्तत्र यत्र लोका निरामयाः

Transliteration

gandharvāpsaraḥsambādhaṃ vimānaṃ sārvakāmikam | pūjyamāno gatastatra yatra lokā nirāmayāḥ

Translation

วิมานผู้บันดาลสมปรารถนา อันแน่นขนัดด้วยคันธรรพ์และอัปสราได้มา ครั้นได้รับการสักการะบูชาและยกย่องแล้ว เขาก็ไปสู่แดนที่สรรพชีวิตปราศจากโรคาพาธและทุกข์โศก

Word by Word

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)

• अप्सरः: Apsarases
• अप्सरः: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)

• सम्बाधम्: crowded / thronged
• सम्बाधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्बाध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सार्वकामिकम्: fulfilling all desires
• सार्वकामिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्व + कामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘being worshipped’

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि: ‘gone’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• लोकाः: worlds / beings
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निरामयाः: free from disease/sorrow
• निरामयाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant wish-fulfilling vimāna filled with Gandharvas and Apsarases descends; the brāhmaṇa is worshipped and carried upward through luminous clouds to a serene, spotless realm.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Apsaras
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Punya and divine grace are portrayed as leading the devotee to higher, sorrowless realms, symbolized by the wish-fulfilling vimāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha-region is the narrative frame, presenting tīrtha-merit culminating in exalted destinations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; the verse describes the फल (result) of prior merit and devotion.