Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

गुरोरवज्ञया राज्यं गतं ते बलसूदन । तस्मात्क्षमापनीयोऽसौ सर्वभावेन हि त्वया

Transliteration

guroravajñayā rājyaṃ gataṃ te balasūdana | tasmātkṣamāpanīyo'sau sarvabhāvena hi tvayā

Translation

Wahai pembunuh Bala, kerana menghina Guru, kerajaanmu telah terlepas darimu. Maka hendaklah engkau memohon keampunan baginda Guru itu dengan segenap jiwa dan raga.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अवज्ञया: by (your) disrespect
• अवज्ञया: Karana (Cause/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गतम्: has gone, is lost
• गतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राज्यं इति विधेयम्; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here षष्ठी (genitive) = ‘your’; Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• बलसूदन: O slayer of Bala
• बलसूदन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बल + सूदन (कर्म-तत्पुरुषः: ‘बलं सूदयति’); Vocative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Reason/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Ablative, Singular

• क्षमापनीयः: to be propitiated/asked forgiveness from
• क्षमापनीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षमा + अपनीय (कृदन्त; अप-√नी (धातु) + अनीयर्)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त विधिलिङ्गार्थक (gerundive/future passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘असौ’ इति विशेषणम्; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असौ: that one (he, the guru)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभावेन: with all sincerity/whole-heartedly
• सर्वभावेन: Karana (Manner/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्व + भाव (तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेण भावेन’ = with whole-heartedness); Instrumental, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (particle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

Sūta narrating; direct speaker in verse: Nārada addressing Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, now humbled, folds hands in añjali, crown slightly lowered; Nārada points toward the path of reconciliation; a faint aura of returning fortune appears as the resolve to seek forgiveness forms.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra (Balasūdana)
• Guru (Bṛhaspati implied)
• Bala (asura)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Guru-aparādha brings immediate downfall; sincere repentance and seeking forgiveness is the dharmic remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred setting, the verse emphasizes ethical dharma rather than naming a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṣamāpanā—personally approaching the offended guru and asking pardon with complete sincerity.