Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अनुजग्मुः सुसंनद्धा योद्धुकामाश्च तैः सह । तदा देवान्समालोक्य बलिरेवमभाषत

Transliteration

anujagmuḥ susaṃnaddhā yoddhukāmāśca taiḥ saha | tadā devānsamālokya balirevamabhāṣata

Translation

ते पूर्ण शस्त्रसज्ज होऊन, त्यांच्यासह युद्ध करण्यास उत्सुक होऊन, त्यांच्या मागोमाग गेले; तेव्हा देवांना पाहून बलि असे बोलला।

Word by Word

• अनुजग्मुः: followed
• अनुजग्मुः: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः ‘अनु’ — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• सुसंनद्धाः: well-armed, well-prepared
• सुसंनद्धाः: Visheshana (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + संनद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (अन्तर्निहितः कर्ता/देवाः)

• योद्धुकामाः: desiring to fight
• योद्धुकामाः: Visheshana (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युध् (धातु) → योद्धु (तुमुन्/infinitive-stem) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योद्धुं कामाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदम्)

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

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Sahārtha/Instrumental (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय/उपपद (postposition-like indeclinable)

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

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समालोक्य: having seen
• समालोक्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-लोक् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — having looked at

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Armed figures surge forward in pursuit, weapons raised; Bali stands poised, turning to address the approaching devas, the moment suspended before speech.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Devas
• Daityas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked rivalry over divine gifts leads to war; dharma urges restraint and rightful negotiation over violent pursuit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No pilgrimage site is named; the verse advances the amṛta-conflict storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.