Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तदोवाच हृषीकेशो बलिं तं कृपयाऽन्विततः । अहं तव समीपस्थो भवामि सततं नृप

Transliteration

tadovāca hṛṣīkeśo baliṃ taṃ kṛpayā'nvitataḥ | ahaṃ tava samīpastho bhavāmi satataṃ nṛpa

Translation

Alors Hṛṣīkeśa parla à ce Bali, empli de compassion : «Ô roi, je demeurerai sans cesse près de toi.»

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

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

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बलिम्: Bali
• बलिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समीपस्थः: standing near, nearby
• समीपस्थः: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवामि: I become / I shall be
• भवामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bali

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hṛṣīkeśa speaks gently, compassion visible; Bali’s face shifts from anxiety to relief as the promise of constant nearness is given.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Bali
• Nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s compassion culminates in intimate protection—He stays near the surrendered devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific Kedāra tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the boon of divine proximity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on grace received through devotion and surrender.