Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

विमुक्तो हि परिष्वक्तो देवदेवेन चक्रिणा । तदा बलिरुवाचेदं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः

Transliteration

vimukto hi pariṣvakto devadevena cakriṇā | tadā baliruvācedaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ

Translation

Délivré et enlacé par le Seigneur des dieux, le Porteur du Disque, Bali, habile en parole, prononça alors ces mots.

Word by Word

• विमुक्तः: released, freed
• विमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphatic/causal)

• परिष्वक्तः: embraced
• परिष्वक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वञ्ज्/स्वज् (धातु) + परि (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle

• देवदेवेन: by the god of gods
• देवदेवेन: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः) instrumental

• चक्रिणा: by the discus-bearer (Vishnu)
• चक्रिणा: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• 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 (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect 3rd person singular; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular pronoun

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• वाक्यविशारदः: skilled in speech
• वाक्यविशारदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्य + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वाक्येषु विशारदः) used as विशेषण of बलिः

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The discus-bearing Lord (Viṣṇu) releases Bali and embraces him; Bali, composed and eloquent, prepares to speak—an intimate devotional tableau against a sacred Himalayan aura.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Devadeva
• Cakrin (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine acceptance is shown not only by release from bondage but also by affectionate blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a moment of grace preceding Bali’s request.