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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

बलेस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा उशना प्रत्युवाच तम् । अश्वमेधशतेनैव सुरराज्यं भविष्यति । दीक्षितस्य न संदेहस्तस्माद्भोक्त स एव च

Transliteration

balestadvacanaṃ śrutvā uśanā pratyuvāca tam | aśvamedhaśatenaiva surarājyaṃ bhaviṣyati | dīkṣitasya na saṃdehastasmādbhokta sa eva ca

Translation

ബലിയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ഉശനാ (ശുക്രാചാര്യൻ) മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു—‘നൂറ് അശ്വമേധ യാഗങ്ങളാൽ തന്നെ ദേവരാജ്യം നിശ്ചയമായി ലഭിക്കും. വിധിപൂർവ്വം ദീക്ഷിതനായവനിൽ സംശയമില്ല; അതിനാൽ ഭോക്താവ് അവൻ തന്നേ.’

Word by Word
baleḥof Bali
baleḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootbali (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
tatthat
tat:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vacanam)
vacanamstatement/words
vacanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’
uśanāUśanā (Śukra)
uśanā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootuśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन
pratyuvācareplied
pratyuvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprati-√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
tamto him
tam:
Sampradana/Karma (Addressee/Object)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
aśvamedhaśatenaby (performing) a hundred Aśvamedhas
aśvamedhaśatena:
Karana (Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootaśvamedha + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘a hundred of aśvamedhas’)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणबोधक अव्यय (emphatic particle)
surarājyamthe sovereignty of the gods
surarājyam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘kingdom of the gods’)
bhaviṣyatiwill be/will come to be
bhaviṣyati:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
dīkṣitasyaof the consecrated one (initiated sacrificer)
dīkṣitasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootdīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
nanot/no
na:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधबोधक अव्यय (negation)
saṃdehaḥdoubt
saṃdehaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)
bhoktāthe enjoyer (will be)
bhoktā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√bhuj (धातु)
Formतृच्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त (Agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘enjoyer/one who will enjoy’
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणबोधक अव्यय (emphasis)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker

Uśanā (Śukra), guru of Bali

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śukra (Uśanā), the daitya-guru, calmly instructs Bali: perform a hundred Aśvamedhas to secure Indra’s sovereignty; ritual certainty emphasized by authoritative gesture.

Characters & Entities
B
Bali
U
Uśanā/Śukra
A
Aśvamedha
S
Sura-rājya (Indra’s sovereignty)

FAQs

Ritual power in the Purāṇic worldview is tied to proper consecration (dīkṣā) and disciplined dharma; results follow ordained rites.

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on sacrificial means to sovereignty.

The performance of a hundred Aśvamedha sacrifices, undertaken with proper dīkṣā (consecration).

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