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

Wahrlich, durch die Wahrhaftigkeit von Balis Sohn ist hier große Sättigung (für die Ahnen). Hege hierin keinen Zweifel: Sie, die heilige Kraft des Verdienstes, weilt von selbst in deinem Leib.

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.