Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

आगमा विष्णुरचिताः पठ्यन्ते ये द्विजातिभिः । तेपि स्वर्गं प्रयास्यंति मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः

Transliteration

āgamā viṣṇuracitāḥ paṭhyante ye dvijātibhiḥ | tepi svargaṃ prayāsyaṃti matprasādānna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Les Āgamas composés par Viṣṇu—lorsqu’ils sont étudiés par les deux-fois-nés—eux aussi iront au ciel par ma grâce ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• आगमाः: Āgamas (scriptures)
• आगमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विष्णुरचिताः: composed by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुरचिताः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + रचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (agent-determinative: ‘by Viṣṇu’ + ‘composed’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण to आगमाः

• पठ्यन्ते: are read/recited
• पठ्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: ‘are read’)

• ये: which / those that
• ये: Karta (कर्ता; relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• द्विजातिभिः: by the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिभिः: Karana (करण; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical: ‘twice-born’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• प्रयास्यन्ति: will go/attain
• प्रयास्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मत्प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive-determinative: ‘my’ + ‘grace’), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• न: no / not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dadhīci

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene and magnanimous, declares that Viṣṇu-composed Āgamas also lead to heaven; a symbolic vision shows Viṣṇu presenting scriptures, while dvijas study under Śiva’s blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Āgama
• Dvija
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva affirms that sincere scriptural study—even of Viṣṇu-composed Āgamas—bears salvific merit through divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa, situating doctrine within a tīrtha’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Āgama-pāṭha (study/recitation of Āgamas) by qualified dvijas is praised.