Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 139

Devanagari script

नाम्ना बलिरिति ख्यातो बभूव च महायशाः । तेन सर्वे सुरगणास्त्रासिताः सुमहाबलाः

Transliteration

nāmnā baliriti khyāto babhūva ca mahāyaśāḥ | tena sarve suragaṇāstrāsitāḥ sumahābalāḥ

Translation

เขาเป็นที่รู้จักในนาม “พาลี” ผู้มีเกียรติยศใหญ่ ด้วยเดชานุภาพของเขา เหล่าหมู่เทพผู้ทรงพลังยิ่งก็ยังหวาดหวั่น

Word by Word

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — ‘by name’

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus; ‘as’
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — उद्धरण/निगमन (quotative particle)

• ख्यातः: known; famed
• ख्यातः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘known/called’

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महद् यशः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — विशेषण (of बलिः)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — विशेषण

• सुरगणाः: hosts of gods
• सुरगणाः: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गणाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• त्रासिताः: frightened; made afraid
• त्रासिताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रस् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-धातु (त्रासयति) का PPP; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• सुमहाबलाः: very mighty
• सुमहाबलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सु-महान् बलः येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — विशेषण (of सुरगणाः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali, newly famed, stands as a radiant asura-king with weapons and regal insignia; in the background, the devas appear alarmed, retreating or gathering in counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Sura-gaṇa (the gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power without dharma can shake even the mighty; fame and strength must be guided by righteous restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedāra-khaṇḍa (Kedāranātha sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on Bali’s rise rather than a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative context about Bali and the devas.