Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

दातव्यं तत्पदं विष्णोस्तृतीयं यत्प्रतिश्रुतम् । न ददासि कथं वीर निरयेच पतिष्यसि

Transliteration

dātavyaṃ tatpadaṃ viṣṇostṛtīyaṃ yatpratiśrutam | na dadāsi kathaṃ vīra nirayeca patiṣyasi

Translation

ជំហានទីបីនៃព្រះវិṣṇu ដែលអ្នកបានសន្យា ត្រូវតែប្រគល់ឲ្យទ្រង់។ បើមិនប្រគល់ទេ យុទ្ធវីរៈអ្វីទៅ? អ្នកនឹងធ្លាក់ចូលនរកផងដែរ។

Word by Word

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• दातव्यम्: Karya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्य (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय-भावः (gerundive: ‘to be given/should be given’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पदम्: step/footing/place
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive)

• तृतीयम्: third
• तृतीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-विशेषणम्

• प्रतिश्रुतम्: promised
• प्रतिश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘promised’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ददासि: you give
• ददासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (vocative)

• निरये: in hell
• निरये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (locative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पतिष्यसि: you will fall
• पतिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-audience / interlocutor in Kedāra narrative frame (unspecified here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the sacrificial hall, Vāmana’s demand for the ‘third step’ is invoked; Bali is admonished that true heroism is vow-keeping, with the shadow of hell as consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Viṣṇu
• Vāmana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Promise-keeping is a pillar of dharma; failing to honor pledged charity leads to moral and karmic downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting uses the Bali narrative to teach dharma to devotees visiting the Himalayan tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Fulfilling vowed dāna—specifically completing what was promised (pratiśruti) without reduction.