Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

त्वया तु लीलया देव पदाक्रान्ता च मेदिनी । त्वया बद्धो बलिर्देव त्वयेन्द्रस्य पदं कृतम्

Transliteration

tvayā tu līlayā deva padākrāntā ca medinī | tvayā baddho balirdeva tvayendrasya padaṃ kṛtam

Translation

ഹേ ദേവാ! നിന്റെ ലീലാമാത്രംകൊണ്ട് ഭൂമി നിന്റെ പാദത്താൽ ആക്രാന്തമായി. നിനക്കാലേ ബലി ബന്ധിതനായി; നിനക്കാലേ ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ പദം വീണ്ടും സ്ഥാപിതമായി.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case; instrumental)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• लीलया: playfully; by (your) sport
• लीलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case; instrumental)

• देव: O god
• देव: Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative)

• पदाक्रान्ता: was stepped upon/overrun
• पदाक्रान्ता: Predicate (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद + आक्रान्त (√क्रम् (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय; उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पदेन आक्रान्ता), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case; predicate)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मेदिनी: the earth
• मेदिनी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case; instrumental)

• बद्धः: bound
• बद्धः: Predicate (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (√बन्ध् (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृत्, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case; predicate)

• बलिः: Bali (king)
• बलिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• देव: O god
• देव: Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (vocative)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd case; instrumental)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (6th case; genitive)

• पदम्: position/abode/footstep
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st case)

• कृतम्: was made/established
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (√कृ (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘made/established’ (finite verb sense)

Speaker

A devotee/praiser in the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative (speaker not explicitly named in the excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trivikrama expands विशाल; one foot planted on earth, the other raised to the heavens; Bali kneels with water-pot offering, bound by Varuṇa-pāśa; Indra regains his throne amid devas celebrating.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Indra
• Medinī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

What seems impossible to beings is effortless for the Lord; divine justice and protection unfold as līlā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse is a mythic-theological praise embedded in the Revā-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recalls Purāṇic history to deepen faith.