Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

समर्थोस्मि महापक्ष गृपणो न भवाम्यहम् । येनेदं कारितं सर्वं तस्मै किं प्रददाम्यहम्

Transliteration

samarthosmi mahāpakṣa gṛpaṇo na bhavāmyaham | yenedaṃ kāritaṃ sarvaṃ tasmai kiṃ pradadāmyaham

Translation

บาลีกล่าวว่า: 'โอ ผู้มีปีกอันยิ่งใหญ่ ข้ามีความสามารถ ข้าจะไม่ตระหนี่ถี่เหนียว แด่พระองค์ผู้บันดาลให้เกิดสิ่งเหล่านี้ ข้าจะไม่ถวายสิ่งใดได้เล่า?'

Word by Word

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महापक्ष: O great-winged one
• महापक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; ‘महान् पक्षः’

• गृपणः: a miser
• गृपणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (दरिद्र/कृपण-अर्थ)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• भवामि: I become/am
• भवामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न/यत्-सम्बन्ध

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वम्-विशेषण

• कारितम्: made/caused (to be done)
• कारितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (प्रेरण) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘caused to be done’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• प्रददामि: I give
• प्रददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Bali speaking to Garuḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali speaks with calm conviction, hand extended in a gesture of offering; Garuḍa listens, momentarily checked by Bali’s unwavering devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Garuḍa
• The Lord (implied as Paramātman/Vāmana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bali upholds dāna and truthfulness even at personal loss—teaching surrender to the divine will and steadfastness in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative tapestry, indirectly serving the Kedāra-kṣetra Māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The ethic of dāna (charitable giving) and non-miserliness is affirmed; no specific ritual procedure is described.