Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

अयि वत्से महाराज्ञि जीवत्वं शाश्वतीः समाः । यावज्जीवसि लोकेस्मिन्न तावत्प्राप्स्यसे जराम्

Transliteration

ayi vatse mahārājñi jīvatvaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | yāvajjīvasi lokesminna tāvatprāpsyase jarām

Translation

“အို ချစ်လှစွာသော သမီးငယ်၊ အို မဟာမိဖုရား၊ အနန္တနှစ်များတိုင်အောင် အသက်ရှင်ပါစေ။ ဤလောက၌ သင်အသက်ရှင်နေသမျှ အိုမင်းခြင်းသည် သင့်ကို မထိမခိုက်နိုင်ပါ။”

Word by Word

• अयि: O!
• अयि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अयि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• वत्से: dear child
• वत्से: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

• महा: great
• महा: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (Qualifier in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• राज्ञि: O great queen
• राज्ञि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः: महा-राज्ञी (great queen)

• जीव: live
• जीव: Kriyā (Predicate/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• शाश्वतीः: eternal/lasting
• शाश्वतीः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of समाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma (Object/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative adverb)

• जीवसि: you live
• जीवसि: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of लोके)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः: लोक-अस्मिन् (in this world)

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

• तावत्: so long/then
• तावत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative adverb)

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप्/√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• जराम्: old age
• जराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣabha (yogī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ṛṣabha speaks a gentle blessing to the queen, his hand raised in reassurance; the queen listens with folded hands, her face calm; the atmosphere feels still, as if time’s aging has paused.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha (yogī)
• Queen (mahārājñī)
• Jarā (old age)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The words of a realized yogin function as protective truth—blessing longevity and freedom from decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a benediction (vara) promising longevity and absence of old age.