Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

एभिः सर्वैः परिवृतो वामनो बलिसद्मनि । उपविश्यासने सोऽथ उवाच गरुडं प्रति

Transliteration

ebhiḥ sarvaiḥ parivṛto vāmano balisadmani | upaviśyāsane so'tha uvāca garuḍaṃ prati

Translation

เมื่อถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยคนทั้งปวง วามนะประทับนั่งบนอาสนะในท้องพระโรงของพญาพลี แล้วจึงตรัสกับครุฑ

Word by Word

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental plural

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; विशेषण (with एभिः)

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past participle used predicatively: 'surrounded'

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• बलिसद्मनि: in Bali's abode
• बलिसद्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि-सद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बलेः सद्मनि)

• उपविश्य: having sat down
• उपविश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त — gerund: 'having sat down'

• आसने: on the seat
• आसने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/आरम्भ) — indeclinable particle 'then/now'

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person singular, active

• गरुडम्: Garuḍa
• गरुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• प्रति: to, towards
• प्रति: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/प्रत्यर्थक) — indeclinable 'towards/to' governing accusative

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāmana, small yet radiant, sits on an honored seat in Bali’s hall, encircled by gods and daityas; he turns toward Garuḍa to speak, signaling imminent action.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Bali
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine action unfolds through purposeful counsel—here the Lord directs Garuḍa, showing dharma is upheld through right agency.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s broader glorification of Kedāra-kṣetra, though it narrates a scene in Bali’s hall.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition to the Lord’s instruction.