Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

इंद्रासने च शुक्रेण ह्यभिषिक्तो बलिस्तदा । सहाभिषेकविधिना ह्यसुरैः परिवारितः

Transliteration

iṃdrāsane ca śukreṇa hyabhiṣikto balistadā | sahābhiṣekavidhinā hyasuraiḥ parivāritaḥ

Translation

ثم إنّ شُكرا (Śukra) أقام لبَليّ طقسَ التتويج على عرشِ إندرا؛ وأُجريت شعائرُ المسحِ الملكيّ كاملةً على الوجه المأثور، وهو محاطٌ بجماعاتِ الأسورا.

Word by Word

• इन्द्र-आसने: on Indra’s throne
• इन्द्र-आसने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘इन्द्रस्य आसने’ (on Indra’s throne)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• शुक्रेण: by Śukra
• शुक्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• अभिषिक्तः: was anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Kriya (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (having been anointed)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (subject of passive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सह-अभिषेक-विधिना: together with the coronation rite
• सह-अभिषेक-विधिना: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘अभिषेकविधिना सह’ (together with the coronation rite)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• असुरैः: by/with the asuras
• असुरैः: Karaṇa/Saha (Instrument/attendants)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Kriya (predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘surrounded’

Speaker

Lomaśa (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Atri

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the jeweled throne hall of Svarga, Śukra performs a formal abhiṣeka for Bali seated on Indra’s throne; Asuras stand in attendance with ceremonial vessels, banners, and conches.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Indra
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power is legitimized through ritual and counsel; consecration (abhiṣeka) symbolizes the dharmic framework expected of rulers—even in contested sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly praised; Amarāvatī/Indra’s realm is the narrative setting within Kedāra-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka-vidhi (royal consecration rites) is referenced, indicating formal anointing and attendant ceremonies.