Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

विमानप्रतिमाकारा रथास्तेन प्रकल्पिताः । किंकिणीजालसद्घंटापताकाभिरलंकृताः

Transliteration

vimānapratimākārā rathāstena prakalpitāḥ | kiṃkiṇījālasadghaṃṭāpatākābhiralaṃkṛtāḥ

Translation

Ipinahanda niya ang mga karwaheng pandigma na anyong tulad ng vimana sa himpapawid, pinalamutian ng lambat ng mga kampanilyang kumakalansing, mga palamuting umaalingawngaw, at mga watawat na humahapay.

Word by Word

• vimāna-pratimā-ākārāḥ: having the form like aerial chariots (vimānas)
• vimāna-pratimā-ākārāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक) + pratimā (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—(विमानस्य प्रतिमा इव) आकारः येषां ते

• rathāḥ: chariots
• rathāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• prakalpitāḥ: were arranged/constructed
• prakalpitāḥ: Kriyā (Predicate; passive participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kḷp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘निर्मिताः/प्रकल्पिताः’

• kiṃkiṇī-jāla-sat-ghaṃṭā-patākābhiḥ: with networks of bells, resonant bells, and flags
• kiṃkiṇī-jāla-sat-ghaṃṭā-patākābhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃkiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक) + sat (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + ghaṃṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + patākā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (किंकिणीजालं च सद्घण्टाः च पताकाः च)

• alaṃkṛtāḥ: adorned
• alaṃkṛtāḥ: Kriyā (Predicate; passive participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: alaṃ-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, contextually Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Chariots crafted to resemble vimānas, glittering with nets of tiny bells and resonant ornaments; banners ripple above; the chariot line looks like a moving aerial palace procession on earth.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda-parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ornamented power can impress the eye, but it cannot substitute for righteousness; dharma alone grants true victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda-parvata cycle is the geographic frame; this verse highlights the grandeur of the assembled forces.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.