Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 204

Devanagari script

स मां यजति दैत्येन्द्रो न मे वध्यो बलिर्भवेत् । सर्वस्वदाननियमं करोति स महाध्वरे

Transliteration

sa māṃ yajati daityendro na me vadhyo balirbhavet | sarvasvadānaniyamaṃ karoti sa mahādhvare

Translation

„Der Herr der Daityas verehrt Mich; daher soll Bali nicht von Mir getötet werden. In jenem großen Opfer vollzieht er das Gelübde, alles hinzugeben.“

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• यजति: worships, sacrifices to
• यजति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• दैत्येन्द्रः: lord of the daityas
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• मे: my, of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• वध्यः: to be slain, killable
• वध्यः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (बलिः)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भवेत्: should be, would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• सर्वस्व-दान-नियमम्: the rule/vow of giving away everything
• सर्वस्व-दान-नियमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; समासः—(सर्वस्वस्य दानस्य नियमः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• करोति: does, observes
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• महाध्वरे: in the great sacrifice
• महाध्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् अध्वरः)

Speaker

Deva (Viṣṇu, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Bali-yajña context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord declares Bali not to be slain because he worships; Bali is shown performing a grand sacrifice, taking a vow of giving everything; priests, fire, and heaps of gifts.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Bali
• Daityendra
• Mahādhvara (great sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a powerful asura becomes protected by dharma when devoted to worship and committed to generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, linking Bali’s yajña to the sanctity of the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vow/discipline of sarvasva-dāna—giving away one’s entire wealth in the context of a great sacrifice.