Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो गरुडस्तेन वामनेन महात्मना । वैरोचनिं विनिर्भर्त्स्य वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह

Transliteration

ityukto garuḍastena vāmanena mahātmanā | vairocaniṃ vinirbhartsya vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha

Translation

ครั้นถูกมหาตมันวามนะตรัสดังนี้ ครุฑจึงตำหนิพญาพลี ผู้เป็นโอรสแห่งไวโรจนะ แล้วกล่าวถ้อยคำดังต่อไปนี้

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थ) — quotative particle

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — past participle: 'addressed/told'

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental singular

• वामनेन: by Vāmana
• वामनेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana (Qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental singular; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा) विशेषण (of वामनेन)

• वैरोचनिम्: Vairocani (Bali)
• वैरोचनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरोचनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular (patronymic: son of Virocana = Bali)

• विनिर्भर्त्स्य: having rebuked
• विनिर्भर्त्स्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्-भर्त्स् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त — gerund: 'having rebuked'

• वाक्यम्: words, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

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

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Pronoun, Accusative singular; विशेषण (of वाक्यम्)

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

• ह: indeed (narrative)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक) — narrative particle

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; direct speech about to shift to Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa, addressed by Vāmana, turns toward Bali and delivers a sharp rebuke; the court freezes as divine authority confronts royal pride.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vāmana
• Bali (Vairocani)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, divine attendants act as instruments of correction—rebuke serves restoration, not mere punishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the overarching frame via Kedārakhaṇḍa; this verse itself is a dialogue pivot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Garuḍa’s admonition.