Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

त्रिविष्टपं मुदा युक्तैः किमस्माभिः प्रयोजनम् । पुरास्माभिः कृतं मैत्रं भवद्भिः स्वार्थतत्परैः । अधुना विदितं तत्तु नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

triviṣṭapaṃ mudā yuktaiḥ kimasmābhiḥ prayojanam | purāsmābhiḥ kṛtaṃ maitraṃ bhavadbhiḥ svārthatatparaiḥ | adhunā viditaṃ tattu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

“ตรีวิษฏปะ (สวรรค์) จะมีประโยชน์อันใดแก่เรา แม้จะประกอบด้วยความรื่นรมย์? กาลก่อนเราทำไมตรีกับพวกท่าน แต่พวกท่านมุ่งแต่ประโยชน์ตน บัดนี้รู้ชัดแล้ว จึงไม่ต้องไตร่ตรองสิ่งใดอีก ณ ที่นี้”

Word by Word

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/means: with joy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तैः: by us who are endowed (with joy)
• युक्तैः: Karta/Instrument qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘युक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषणम् (अस्माभिः)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Interrogative pronoun, Nom/Acc, Singular

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karta (Agent/‘by us’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 1st person pronoun, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रयोजनम्: purpose, need
• प्रयोजनम्: Predicative (What use?)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विधेय (predicate noun)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural

• कृतम्: made, done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (to object/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘कृत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विशेषणम् (मैत्रम्)

• मैत्रम्: friendship
• मैत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• भवद्भिः: by you
• भवद्भिः: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental, Plural (honorific ‘you’)

• स्वार्थतत्परैः: by you who are devoted to your own interest
• स्वार्थतत्परैः: Karta qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वार्थे तत्पराः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषणम् (भवद्भिः)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

• विदितम्: known, understood
• विदितम्: Predicative (is known)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘विदित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Vishaya (That matter)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Pronoun, Nom/Acc, Singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: however/indeed)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• कार्या: to be done, necessary
• कार्या: Predicative (to be done)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; विधेय-विशेषणम् (विचारणा)

• विचारणा: deliberation, consideration
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject of ‘is not necessary’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Bali (addressing the Devas, implied from continuity with the following verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali speaks with cold clarity, dismissing heaven’s value and accusing the devas of self-interest; the devas stand chastened, the cosmic horizon dimming behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Triviṣṭapa
• Bali
• Devas (Suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-interest destroys friendship; dharma requires sincerity rather than opportunistic alliances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative (Amṛta episode) within Kedārakhaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a moral-political statement within the Purāṇic narrative.