Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तस्योपरि महद्दिव्यं पुष्पकं रत्नभूषितम् । राजितं पल्लवाच्छत्रैश्चामरैश्च सुशोभितम्

Transliteration

tasyopari mahaddivyaṃ puṣpakaṃ ratnabhūṣitam | rājitaṃ pallavācchatraiścāmaraiśca suśobhitam

Translation

เหนือขึ้นไปนั้นมีปุษปกวิมานอันใหญ่และทิพย์ ประดับด้วยรัตนะ งามเรืองรองด้วยฉัตรรูปใบอ่อน และงดงามด้วยการพัดโบกด้วยจามระ

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपरि: above, on
• उपरि: Adhikara (Locative sense/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थक-अव्यय/अधिकारार्थक (adverb/preposition: ‘above/on’)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुष्पकम्: the Puṣpaka (aerial car)
• पुष्पकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रत्नभूषितम्: adorned with jewels
• रत्नभूषितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + भूषित (भूष् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष (रत्नैः भूषितम् = adorned with jewels)

• राजितम्: shining, resplendent
• राजितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजित (राज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण

• पल्लवच्छत्रैः: with leaf-parasols
• पल्लवच्छत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव + छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पल्लवैः छत्राणि = parasols of sprouts/leaves)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अमरैः: with fly-whisks (cāmara)
• अमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सुशोभितम्: well-adorned, beautifully decorated
• सुशोभितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + शोभित (शुभ्/शोभ् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘सु’ उपसर्गयुक्त; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast jeweled Puṣpaka-vimāna hovering above, glittering with gem-inlay; leaf-shaped parasols (pallava-cchatra) and yak-tail cāmaras fanning, suggesting a royal-divine reception in a Himalayan sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred realm is portrayed with royal-celestial grandeur to awaken bhakti and conviction in the unseen sanctity of tīrthas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra and its divine pavilion setting, as celebrated in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; the verse focuses on auspicious, celebratory ornamentation associated with divine presence.