Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

यत्त्वयोक्तं च वचनं बले मम न रोचते । इहैव त्वं समा गत्य वस्तुं चेच्छसि सुव्रत

Transliteration

yattvayoktaṃ ca vacanaṃ bale mama na rocate | ihaiva tvaṃ samā gatya vastuṃ cecchasi suvrata

Translation

“โอ้พลี ถ้อยคำที่เจ้ากล่าวนั้นไม่เป็นที่พอใจแก่เรา โอ้ผู้มีปณิธานงาม หากเจ้าปรารถนาจะพำนักอย่างมั่นคง ก็จงมาที่นี่และอยู่ที่นี่เถิด”

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥/Agent-instrumental (कर्ता-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• उक्तम्: spoken/said
• उक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (प्रातिपदिक; √vac + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, विशेषणम् वचनम्

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वचनम्: statement
• वचनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• बले: O Bala
• बले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: to me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• रोचते: pleases/is acceptable
• रोचते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• समाः: years
• समाः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); कालपरिमाण (duration)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having gone’

• वस्तुम्: to stay
• वस्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to dwell/stay’

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इच्छसि: you wish
• इच्छसि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक; सु + व्रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śukra (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bali (direct addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śukra gently admonishes Bali: ‘Your words do not please me’; he beckons him closer, instructing him to remain under guidance; Bali’s posture shifts from assertive to receptive.

Characters & Entities

• Śukra
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A guru corrects even a powerful ruler; receptivity to guidance protects one’s path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the narrative soon moves toward a Narmadā-associated mahātīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, Śukra is redirecting Bali toward a prescribed course of action that culminates in yajñas.