Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

त्वमिंद्र बालिशो भूत्वा लोकपालैः सहाद्य वै । आगतो बालिशो भूत्वा इदानीं किं करिष्यसि

Transliteration

tvamiṃdra bāliśo bhūtvā lokapālaiḥ sahādya vai | āgato bāliśo bhūtvā idānīṃ kiṃ kariṣyasi

Translation

Wahai Indra, setelah bertindak bodoh, engkau datang ke sini hari ini bersama para penjaga alam. Setelah datang dalam kebodohan—apa yang akan engkau lakukan sekarang?

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• indra: O Indra
• indra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (इन्द्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• bāliśaḥ: foolish/childish
• bāliśaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāliśa (बालिश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of tvam)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• lokapālaiḥ: with the guardians of the worlds
• lokapālaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक-प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (पाल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालाः)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (Association marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• āgataḥ: (you) have come
• āgataḥ: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (आ+गम्-धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (as predicate)

• bāliśaḥ: foolish
• bāliśaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāliśa (बालिश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund)

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• kariṣyasi: will you do
• kariṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (explicit) and lokapālas (present)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra stands with the lokapālas in a Himalayan clearing near Kedāra, being sternly addressed by a sage or Rudra-associated authority; Indra’s posture shows embarrassment; the guardians look tense; the sacred mountain looms as witness.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Lokapālas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride and rashness lead to peril; dharma begins with humility and wise counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the Kedāra narrative setting remains in the background.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is admonition and moral reflection.