Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

अभेद्यमच्छेद्यमनादिमक्षयं विधिं पुराणं परिपालयन्ति । महामतिस्तानभिपूज्य वै द्विजान्भवेदजेयो दिवि देवराडिव

Transliteration

abhedyamacchedyamanādimakṣayaṃ vidhiṃ purāṇaṃ paripālayanti | mahāmatistānabhipūjya vai dvijānbhavedajeyo divi devarāḍiva

Translation

ଯେ ଅଭେଦ୍ୟ, ଅଛେଦ୍ୟ, ଅନାଦି ଓ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ପୁରାତନ ବିଧିକୁ ପାଳନ କରନ୍ତି, ସେ ମହାମତି ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ପୂଜା କରି ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରେ ଦେବରାଜ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ପରି ଅଜେୟ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• abhedyam: unbreakable
• abhedyam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + bhedya (भिद्-धातु से यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक-निषेध; “unbreakable”

• acchedyam: uncuttable
• acchedyam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + chedya (छिद्-धातु से यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; “uncuttable”

• anādim: beginningless
• anādim: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; “beginningless”

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; “imperishable”

• vidhim: ordinance, rule (Vidhi)
• vidhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• purāṇam: ancient
• purāṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधिम् इति विशेषणम्

• paripālayanti: they protect/maintain
• paripālayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + pāl (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahāmatiḥ: a great-minded person
• mahāmatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महती मतिः यस्य

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विजान् इत्यस्य अन्वयः

• abhipūjya: having worshipped
• abhipūjya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); “having worshipped”

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात (particle)

• dvijān: twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + jeya (जि-धातु से यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; “unconquerable”

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; “in heaven”

• devarāṭ: Indra (king of gods)
• devarāṭ: Upamāna (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-rāj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—देवानां राजा (king of gods)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; likely Sūta relating the teaching)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king in Prabhāsa offers pādya/arghya, cloth, and gold to seated Vedic brāhmaṇas beneath a sacred tree, while a luminous ‘akṣaya-vidhi’ scroll or mantra aura hovers; Indra’s silhouette in the heavens mirrors the promised unconquerability.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Devarāṭ (Indra, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Upholding timeless dharma and honoring the spiritually learned is said to confer invincibility and exalted status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the contextual sacred landscape; the verse supports its Māhātmya by teaching the dharma expected at the tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhipūjā—formal honoring of dvijas (especially through hospitality, gifts, and respect) is implied as a dharmic practice.