Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

पुलोमा पुलकोद्भेदं न करोति बलिं विना । पौलोमी पुरतो गत्वा बलिं स्तौति च मंथरा

Transliteration

pulomā pulakodbhedaṃ na karoti baliṃ vinā | paulomī purato gatvā baliṃ stauti ca maṃtharā

Translation

Pulomā tidak pun merasai getaran sukacita tanpa Bali. Paulomī melangkah ke hadapan lalu memuji Bali; Mantharā juga memuji demikian.

Word by Word

• pulomā: Pulomā
• pulomā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulomā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• pulaka-udbhedam: thrill of horripilation
• pulaka-udbhedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulaka (प्रातिपदिक) + udbheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—पुलकोद्भेद (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयप्रायः: पुलकस्य उद्भेदः = horripilation)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• karoti: does/makes
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• balim: Bali
• balim: Sambandha (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: विना-शब्दः (preposition-like indeclinable) ‘without’; वियोगे

• paulomī: Paulomī
• paulomī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paulomī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb) ‘in front/before’

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having gone’

• balim: Bali
• balim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• stauti: praises
• stauti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• maṃtharā: Mantharā
• maṃtharā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style in Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pulomā remains unmoved without Bali; Paulomī steps ahead to sing Bali’s praises; Mantharā joins in—an entourage of admiration surrounding the king.

Characters & Entities

• Pulomā
• Paulomī
• Mantharā
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puṇya (merit) manifests as reputation and reverence; the Purāṇas depict dharmic greatness as naturally drawing praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region; the episode supports the Māhātmya’s celebration of the kṣetra through renowned figures.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription (snāna, dāna, japa) is stated in this verse.