Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा परितुष्टो जनार्दनः । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा विरोचनसुतं प्रति

Transliteration

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā parituṣṭo janārdanaḥ | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā virocanasutaṃ prati

Translation

Entendant ses paroles, Janārdana (Viṣṇu) fut grandement satisfait, et d’une voix douce il s’adressa au fils de Virocana (Bali).

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• वचनं: speech; words
• वचनं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• परितुष्टः: pleased; satisfied
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

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

• श्लक्ष्णया: with gentle
• श्लक्ष्णया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• वाचा: speech; words
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• विरोचनसुतं: Virocana's son (Bali)
• विरोचनसुतं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('of Virocana' + 'son'); पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रति: towards; to
• प्रति: Sambandha (Direction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) reporting; direct speaker introduced as Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana, pleased, turns with a soft expression to address Bali (Virocana’s son); the moment is calm, diplomatic, and grace-filled after the dramatic stepping episode.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Bali (Virocanasuta)
• Virocana
• Vindhyāvalī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is pleased by truthful completion of vows and responds with compassion and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra-kṣetra māhātmya forms the larger pilgrimage context; this verse narrates the dharma-dialogue within it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction; it marks the transition to the Lord’s response after the vow is properly resolved.