Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तथैवाधिष्ठितो राज्ये बलिर्वैरोचनो महान् । शुशुभे परया भूत्या महेंद्राधिकृतस्तदा

Transliteration

tathaivādhiṣṭhito rājye balirvairocano mahān | śuśubhe parayā bhūtyā maheṃdrādhikṛtastadā

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah teguh bertakhta, Mahā Bali Vairocana bersinar dengan kemilau tertinggi; saat itu ia pun mengambil alih kewibawaan yang dahulu dipegang Mahendra (Indra).

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• अधिष्ठितः: installed/established
• अधिष्ठितः: Karta (Subject complement to Bali)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु) → अधिष्ठित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अधिष्ठितः’ = having been installed/placed in authority

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (locative singular)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वैरोचनः: Vairocana
• वैरोचनः: Karta (Apposition to Bali)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि/पितृनाम (patronymic: son of Virocana)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of बलिः)

• शुशुभे: shone
• शुशुभे: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘he shone’

• परया: supreme
• परया: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (of भूत्या)

• भूत्या: prosperity/splendour
• भूत्या: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• महेंद्राधिकृतः: appointed by Mahendra (Indra)
• महेंद्राधिकृतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेंद्र + अधिकृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: महेन्द्रस्य अधिकृतः); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of बलिः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lomaśa (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and assembled ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali Vairocana enthroned in a jeweled sabhā, haloed with splendor, with subdued devas in the background; the ‘Indra-seat’ symbolism emphasized (vajra-throne motifs, celestial banners).

Characters & Entities

• Bali Vairocana
• Mahendra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Splendor follows authority, but true greatness is measured by dharma; the Purāṇic narrative often contrasts external prosperity with inner righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the verse continues the celestial kingship narrative within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse.