Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

बलिनोक्ता तदा देवी यत्ते मनसि रोचते । स्वामिनी त्वं न संदेहो ह्यस्माकं सुंदरानने

Transliteration

balinoktā tadā devī yatte manasi rocate | svāminī tvaṃ na saṃdeho hyasmākaṃ suṃdarānane

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ബലി ദേവിയോട് പറഞ്ഞു—നിന്റെ മനസ്സിന് ഇഷ്ടമായതുതന്നെ ചെയ്യുക. ഹേ സുന്ദരാനനേ, സംശയമില്ല; നീയാണ് ഞങ്ങളുടെ സ്വാമിനി।

Word by Word

• balinā: by Bali
• balinā: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• uktā: spoken; said
• uktā: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala-adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• te: of you; your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; ‘तव’ इत्यर्थः

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• rocate: pleases; seems good
• rocate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• svāminī: mistress; lady
• svāminī: Pratijna/Predicate (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt
• saṃdehaḥ: Pratijna/Predicate (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle: emphasis)

• asmākam: of us; our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• sundara-ānane: O beautiful-faced one
• sundara-ānane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sundara + ānana (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, संबोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्; ‘सुन्दरम् आननं यस्याः’ इत्यर्थे कर्मधारयः

Speaker

Bali

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali addresses the beautiful-faced goddess with folded hands, granting her full authority; the surrounding assembly watches, acknowledging her command.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Mohinī (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power can be swayed by charm and deference; discernment is essential when entrusting authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative moment of granting discretion to Mohinī.