Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

बलिरुवाच । यद्भाव्यं तद्भवतु ते यज्जानासि तथा कुरु । ब्रह्मरुद्रेन्द्रनमितं नाहं त्यक्ष्ये पदद्वयम्

Transliteration

baliruvāca | yadbhāvyaṃ tadbhavatu te yajjānāsi tathā kuru | brahmarudrendranamitaṃ nāhaṃ tyakṣye padadvayam

Translation

Wika ni Bali: “Kung ano ang nakatakda, mangyari nawa sa iyo; gawin mo ang nalalaman mong tama. Ngunit ang dalawang paa na iginagalang nina Brahmā, Rudra, at Indra—hinding-hindi ko iiwan.”

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun

• भाव्यम्: destined/inevitable
• भाव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective to यत्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: भाव्य (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक भविष्यत्-भाव), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन: ‘to be/inevitable’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject of भवतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• भवतु: let it be
• भवतु: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; enclitic

• यत्: what
• यत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun (object of जानासि)

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: accordingly
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): thus/accordingly

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मरुद्रेन्द्रनमितम्: revered by Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra
• ब्रह्मरुद्रेन्द्रनमितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of पदद्वयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + रुद्र + इन्द्र + नमित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ब्रह्मरुद्रेन्द्रैः नमितम् = bowed to by Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra

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

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

• त्यक्ष्ये: will abandon
• त्यक्ष्ये: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• पदद्वयम्: two steps
• पदद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: द्वे पदे = two steps

Speaker

Bali

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (with Gomati–sāgara as threshold tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali, regal yet humble, declares he will never abandon the Lord’s two feet—feet revered by Brahmā, Rudra, and Indra—while the tension of Durvāsā’s demand lingers in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Brahmā
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True refuge is unwavering devotion to the Lord’s feet, even when outcomes are uncertain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa), leading toward the Gomati–ocean confluence associated with Dvārakā’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes inner commitment (bhakti/śaraṇāgati).