Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

विस्मयेन समाविष्टा बभूवुस्तृषितेक्षणाः । तां संमान्य तदा दैत्यराजो बलिरुवाच ह

Transliteration

vismayena samāviṣṭā babhūvustṛṣitekṣaṇāḥ | tāṃ saṃmānya tadā daityarājo baliruvāca ha

Translation

Saisis d’émerveillement, ils demeurèrent les yeux avides fixés sur elle. Alors, lui rendant hommage, Bali—roi des Daityas—prit la parole.

Word by Word

• विस्मयेन: with astonishment
• विस्मयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• समाविष्टाः: having been seized/overcome
• समाविष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-विश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally

• बभूवुः: became
• बभूवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 3rd person plural perfect

• तृषितेक्षणाः: with thirsty eyes
• तृषितेक्षणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृषित (कृदन्त) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural feminine

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (pronoun)

• संमान्य: having honored
• संमान्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-मान् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); Absolutive

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; temporal adverb

• दैत्यराजः: the king of the Daityas
• दैत्यराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानां राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular perfect

• ह: indeed/just (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (पादपूरण/उद्गार); particle

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience / interlocutor in Kedāra-khaṇḍa frame (unspecified in given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant woman (Mohinī-like figure) stands before assembled Daityas; their eyes fixed in astonished longing; Bali rises respectfully to address her in a royal hall-like setting.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Daityas
• Mohinī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Astonishment and desire can overpower reason; rulers especially must guard their discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.