Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवं निर्भार्त्सितास्तेन बलिना सुरसत्तमाः । यथागतेन मार्गेण जग्मुर्नारायणं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

evaṃ nirbhārtsitāstena balinā surasattamāḥ | yathāgatena mārgeṇa jagmurnārāyaṇaṃ prabhum

Translation

ครั้นถูกบลีตำหนิอย่างหนัก เหล่าเทวะผู้ประเสริฐจึงย้อนกลับไปตามทางเดิมที่มา แล้วไปเฝ้าพระนารายณ์ผู้เป็นเจ้า

Word by Word

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

• निर्भार्त्सिताः: rebuked, scolded
• निर्भार्त्सिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-भर्त्स् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘निर्भार्त्सित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (सुरसत्तमाः)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr/Instrument (Agent/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• बलिना: by Bali
• बलिना: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुरसत्तमाः: the best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणां सत्तमाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथागतेन: by the way they had come
• यथागतेन: Karana (Means: by the same way)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथा आगतं = as it came); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular; विशेषणम् (मार्गेण)

• मार्गेण: by the path
• मार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/Path)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Apposition to object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; नारायणम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator to sages, deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, subdued yet resolute, retrace their path and proceed toward Nārāyaṇa; the scene shifts from conflict to a devotional journey, with a distant divine radiance ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Devas (Suras)
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When overpowered, the devas seek refuge in the Supreme Lord; surrender (śaraṇāgati) restores order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.