Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 198

Devanagari script

प्रहस्य तमुवाचेदं बलिर्वैरोचनात्मजः । दास्यामि ते महीं कृत्सां सशैलवनकाननाम्

Transliteration

prahasya tamuvācedaṃ balirvairocanātmajaḥ | dāsyāmi te mahīṃ kṛtsāṃ saśailavanakānanām

Translation

พญาพลี โอรสแห่งวิโรจนะ ยิ้มแล้วกล่าวแก่เขาว่า “เราจักมอบแผ่นดินทั้งสิ้นแก่ท่าน พร้อมทั้งภูผา พนไพร และดงดิบพฤกษา”

Word by Word

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्यवस्तुनिर्देशे

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

• वैरोचनात्मजः: son of Virocana
• वैरोचनात्मजः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरोचन + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वैरोचनस्य आत्मजः)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्साम्: entire
• कृत्साम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying महीम्)

• स-शैल-वन-काननाम्: with mountains, forests, and groves
• स-शैल-वन-काननाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गसदृश) + शैल + वन + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुवस्तु-समाहार-तत्पुरुष (शैलैः वनैः काननैः सह) विशेषण (महीम्)

Speaker

Bali

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali smiles and grandly offers the entire earth—mountains, forests, and wild groves—expanding the scale from a small request to cosmic donation.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Vāmana
• Virocana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The grandeur of dāna reflects a king’s dharmic self-image, yet it also foreshadows how divine tests refine ego and intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative framework (Kedāra-kṣetra māhātmya), though it directly narrates Bali’s pledge rather than a site description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of bhū-dāna is central—here expressed as an all-encompassing grant of land, symbolizing total generosity.