Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एवं संमानिता तेन बलिना भावितात्मना । परिवेषणकार्यार्थं कलशं गृह्य सत्वरा

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃmānitā tena balinā bhāvitātmanā | pariveṣaṇakāryārthaṃ kalaśaṃ gṛhya satvarā

Translation

Ainsi honorée par Bali, à l’âme résolue, elle saisit promptement l’aiguière pour accomplir le service et la distribution.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (manner adverb)

• saṃmānitā: honoured; respected
• saṃmānitā: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + mān (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• balinā: by Bali
• balinā: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• bhāvitātmanā: with a composed/controlled self
• bhāvitātmanā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita + ātman (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘भावितः आत्मा येन’ इत्यर्थे (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः)

• pariveṣaṇa-kārya-artham: for the purpose of the serving task
• pariveṣaṇa-kārya-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pariveṣaṇa + kārya + artha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: समासान्त-नपुंसकं द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभावार्थे (purpose accusative): ‘परिवेषणस्य कार्यस्य अर्थम्/निमित्तम्’

• kalaśam: a pot; vessel
• kalaśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: grah (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund): ‘गृहित्वा’

• satvarā: quickly; in haste
• satvarā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-tvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रथमा-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial usage): ‘शीघ्रम्’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess, newly honored, lifts the shining pitcher with decisive grace, preparing to serve; the assembly’s attention converges on the vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Mohinī
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor given to a figure of authority can set decisive actions in motion—choices made “swiftly” shape destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra section context persists; this verse itself is not a tīrtha-glorification statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit ritual imagery: the kalaśa (pitcher) used for serving, echoing offering/distribution customs.