Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

बलिपुत्रस्य सत्येन महती तृप्तिरत्र हि । मा कुरुष्वात्र संदेहं तव देहे स्थिता स्वयम्

Transliteration

baliputrasya satyena mahatī tṛptiratra hi | mā kuruṣvātra saṃdehaṃ tava dehe sthitā svayam

Translation

حقًّا، بصدق ابن بالي تتحقق هنا سعادةٌ عظيمة (للأسلاف). فلا تُدخل الشكّ في هذا الأمر؛ فهي، قوةُ الثواب المقدّس، قائمةٌ من تلقاء نفسها في جسدك.

Word by Word

• बलिपुत्रस्य: of Bali's son
• बलिपुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बलेः पुत्रः)

• सत्येन: by truth
• सत्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• महती: great
• महती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place: 'here')

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ-निपात (particle: 'indeed/for')

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle used with imperative)

• कुरुष्व: do, make
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• संदेहम्: doubt
• संदेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• देहे: in (your) body
• देहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थिता: is situated
• स्थिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• स्वयम्: by itself, personally
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb: 'by oneself')

Speaker

Viṣṇu (continuation of Viṣṇuruvāca context from previous verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Contextual pitṛ-tīrtha (Gayā/Prayāga/Lohayaṣṭī frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied addressee: Bali’s son (Bali-putra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ancestors appear gratified, receiving offerings; a subtle goddess-like ‘tīrtha-śakti’ or merit-light is shown residing in the devotee’s body/heart, indicating spontaneous indwelling power; the devotee is urged to abandon doubt.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Bali
• Bali-putra (son of Bali)
• tṛpti (ancestral satisfaction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya is presented as spiritually nourishing—capable of granting profound pitṛ-tṛpti; faith (absence of doubt) is essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ refers to the Dharmāraṇya tīrtha-context being described around Gayā/Prayāga-related merits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified in this verse; it reinforces the efficacy of the ongoing pitṛ-focused ritual context.