Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

गुरोरवज्ञया राज्यं गतं ते बलसूदन । तस्मात्क्षमापनीयोऽसौ सर्वभावेन हि त्वया

Transliteration

guroravajñayā rājyaṃ gataṃ te balasūdana | tasmātkṣamāpanīyo'sau sarvabhāvena hi tvayā

Translation

O Bezwinger Bala, durch Missachtung des Guru ist dir die Königsherrschaft entglitten. Darum musst du ihn mit deinem ganzen Wesen um Vergebung bitten.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अवज्ञया: by (your) disrespect
• अवज्ञया: Karana (Cause/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गतम्: has gone, is lost
• गतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राज्यं इति विधेयम्; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here षष्ठी (genitive) = ‘your’; Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• बलसूदन: O slayer of Bala
• बलसूदन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बल + सूदन (कर्म-तत्पुरुषः: ‘बलं सूदयति’); Vocative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Reason/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Ablative, Singular

• क्षमापनीयः: to be propitiated/asked forgiveness from
• क्षमापनीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षमा + अपनीय (कृदन्त; अप-√नी (धातु) + अनीयर्)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त विधिलिङ्गार्थक (gerundive/future passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘असौ’ इति विशेषणम्; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असौ: that one (he, the guru)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभावेन: with all sincerity/whole-heartedly
• सर्वभावेन: Karana (Manner/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्व + भाव (तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेण भावेन’ = with whole-heartedness); Instrumental, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (particle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

Sūta narrating; direct speaker in verse: Nārada addressing Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, now humbled, folds hands in añjali, crown slightly lowered; Nārada points toward the path of reconciliation; a faint aura of returning fortune appears as the resolve to seek forgiveness forms.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra (Balasūdana)
• Guru (Bṛhaspati implied)
• Bala (asura)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Guru-aparādha brings immediate downfall; sincere repentance and seeking forgiveness is the dharmic remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred setting, the verse emphasizes ethical dharma rather than naming a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṣamāpanā—personally approaching the offended guru and asking pardon with complete sincerity.