Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तेन तस्य प्रतिज्ञातं राज्यं चैवाष्टमे मनौ

Transliteration

tena tasya pratijñātaṃ rājyaṃ caivāṣṭame manau

Translation

Darum wurde ihm (Bali) die Herrschaft verheißen — wahrlich im achten Manvantara.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/therefore
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रतिज्ञातम्: promised
• प्रतिज्ञातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘promised’

• राज्यम्: kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• अष्टमे: in the eighth
• अष्टमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• मनौ: in (the time of) Manu
• मनौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis / brāhmaṇas (implied by purāṇic setting)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn cosmic court: Viṣṇu (or a divine assembly) affirming a vow/boon to Bali, with a backdrop of turning kalpa-wheels and manvantara markers; Bali stands with folded hands, humbled yet steadfast.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Manu (eighth Manvantara implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine commitments are upheld across vast cycles of time, teaching faith in dharma and the certainty of God’s promise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this standalone line; it continues the cosmological narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.