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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

मर्त्यान्पितॄंश्च देवांश्च तेन भूर्निक्षुभा स्मृता । यथा राज्ञी च संजाता यस्य चेयं सुता मता

Transliteration

martyānpitṝṃśca devāṃśca tena bhūrnikṣubhā smṛtā | yathā rājñī ca saṃjātā yasya ceyaṃ sutā matā

Translation

ମର୍ତ୍ୟ, ପିତୃ ଓ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯେ ପୋଷଣ-ଧାରଣ କରେ, ସେହିପାଇଁ ପୃଥିବୀ ‘ନିକ୍ଷୁଭା’—କ୍ଷୁଧାନିବାରିଣୀ—ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ। ଯେପରି ରାଣୀ ରାଜବଂଶରେ ଜନ୍ମେ, ସେପରି ଯାହାଠାରୁ ସେ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ, ତାହାର କନ୍ୟା ବୋଲି ମନାଯାଏ।

Word by Word
मर्त्यान्mortals
मर्त्यान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन
पितॄन्ancestors
पितॄन्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samucchaya (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
देवान्gods
देवान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samucchaya (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
तेनtherefore/by that
तेन:
Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
भूःthe Earth
भूः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभू (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
निक्षुभाhungerless (one that removes hunger)
निक्षुभा:
Karta (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिक्षुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण
स्मृताis called/considered
स्मृता:
Kriya (Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृत (कृदन्त; √स्मृ)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); कर्मणि-भाव (is called/considered)
यथाjust as
यथा:
Upamā marker (comparison)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)
राज्ञीqueen
राज्ञी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
चand
च:
Samucchaya (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
संजाताborn/come into being
संजाता:
Karta (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootसंजात (कृदन्त; √जन् with सम्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Samucchaya (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
इयम्this (she)
इयम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
सुताdaughter
सुता:
Karta (Predicate noun)
TypeNoun
Rootसुता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
मताis considered
मता:
Kriya (Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootमत (कृदन्त; √मन्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); कर्मणि-भाव (is regarded)
Speaker

Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhū-devī depicted as a regal queen-mother, sheltering three groups—humans, ancestors, and gods—under her mantle; an inscription-like motif of the name ‘Nikṣubhā’.

Characters & Entities
B
Bhū (Earth)
P
Pitṛs
D
Devas

FAQs

Earth is sacred because she sustains all orders of beings; reverence for Bhūmi is a core Purāṇic ethic tied to dharma and gratitude.

The verse occurs within the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framing cosmic themes within that sacred geography.

No direct prescription; it supports the ritual worldview in which devas and Pitṛs are sustained through dharmic order and offerings.

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