Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

समुद्रे मथ्यमाने तु दैत्येन्द्रो वंचितः सुरैः । एकतः सर्वदेवाश्च बलिश्चैवैकतः स्थितः

Transliteration

samudre mathyamāne tu daityendro vaṃcitaḥ suraiḥ | ekataḥ sarvadevāśca baliścaivaikataḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

Als der Ozean gequirlt wurde, wurde der Herr der Dānavas, Bali, von den Devas betrogen. Auf der einen Seite standen alle Götter vereint, auf der anderen stand Bali allein.

Word by Word

• समुद्रे: in the ocean
• समुद्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मथ्यमाने: while (it was) being churned
• मथ्यमाने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मथ् (धातु) → मथ्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/आत्मनेपद), सति-सप्तमी

• तु: then/but
• तु: Discourse particle (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक

• दैत्येन्द्रः: lord of the demons
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः)

• वञ्चितः: deceived
• वञ्चितः: Predicate/Complement (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वञ्च् (धातु) → वञ्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (on one side)

• सर्वदेवाः: all the gods
• सर्वदेवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे देवाः)

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

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• स्थितः: stood, was positioned
• स्थितः: Predicate/Complement (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (narrative frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ocean churning tableau implied, but focus on moral contrast: a massed host of Devas on one side, Bali standing alone on the other—isolated yet resolute; undertone of being ‘cheated’.

Characters & Entities

• Samudra (Ocean)
• Devas (Suras)
• Daityas
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power without dharmic alignment becomes isolated; collective divine resolve prevails over solitary pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya within Prabhāsa; this verse uses the amṛta-manthana story as supporting sacred narrative rather than naming a separate tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative context.