Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

चक्रं प्रति तदा विष्मुरुवाच परिसांत्वयन् । त्वं गच्छ बलिनं हंतुं शीघ्रमेव सुदर्शन

Transliteration

cakraṃ prati tadā viṣmuruvāca parisāṃtvayan | tvaṃ gaccha balinaṃ haṃtuṃ śīghrameva sudarśana

Translation

แล้วพระวิษณุทรงปลอบประโลมและตรัสแก่จักรว่า: “จงไปเถิด โอ้สุทรรศนะ จงประหารพาลีให้เร็วพลัน”

Word by Word

• cakram: the discus (weapon)
• cakram: Karma (कर्म) (towards/with prati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (towards)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• parisāṃtvayan: consoling
• parisāṃtvayan: Karta (कर्ता) (concomitant action of viṣṇuḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari+√sāntv (धातु/नामधातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘परिसान्त्वयन्’ (consoling)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Sambodhana/Karta (सम्बोधन/कर्ता) (addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• balinam: Bali
• balinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hantum: to kill
• hantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial use)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• sudarśana: O Sudarśana (discus)
• sudarśana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः सु + दर्शन (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu turns from Gadā to the discus, speaking soothingly yet firmly, commanding Sudarśana to go and slay Bali swiftly.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruments act in service of cosmic order, yet dharma and merit can shape how power is applied.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative occurs within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa framework connected to Kedāra’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.