Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

बलिना दानवेंद्रेण महेंद्रो युयुधे तदा । तथा यमो महाबाहुर्नमुच्या सह संगतः

Transliteration

balinā dānaveṃdreṇa maheṃdro yuyudhe tadā | tathā yamo mahābāhurnamucyā saha saṃgataḥ

Translation

Alors Mahendra combattit Bali, seigneur des Dānavas ; et de même Yama, aux bras puissants, s’engagea contre Namuci.

Word by Word

• बलिना: with the mighty (one)
• बलिना: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; adjective)

• दानवेन्द्रेण: with the lord of the Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्रेण: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• महेन्द्रः: Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युध् (युधँ) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb 'likewise')

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective)

• नमुच्या: with Namuci
• नमुच्या: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (indeclinable; 'with')

• संगतः: joined; engaged (in combat)
• संगतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √गम् (गत) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (Past participle; Masculine Nom. Sg.)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two highlighted duel tableaux: Indra (Mahendra) locked with Bali amid thunder and banners; Yama, dark and formidable, grappling with Namuci; surrounding armies blur into motion.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Yama
• Namuci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic governance (Indra, Yama) actively confronts disruptive forces; order is maintained through disciplined divine action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative flow; it does not directly describe a pilgrimage act or site-benefit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.