Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

तेषु सर्वेषु योगींद्रं पंगुं शकटसंस्थितम् । रैक्वाभिधानं सर्वेषां धर्माणामेकसंश्रयम्

Transliteration

teṣu sarveṣu yogīṃdraṃ paṃguṃ śakaṭasaṃsthitam | raikvābhidhānaṃ sarveṣāṃ dharmāṇāmekasaṃśrayam

Translation

ท่ามกลางสถานที่ทั้งปวงนั้น มีจอมแห่งโยคี—ผู้พิการขา นั่งอยู่ใน/ข้างเกวียน—นามว่า ไรกวะ ผู้เป็นที่พึ่งเดียวและหลักรองรับแห่งธรรมทั้งมวล

Word by Word

• तेषु: among those
• तेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/Among)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वेषु: all
• सर्वेषु: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); बहुवचन (Plural)

• योगीन्द्रम्: the lord of yogins
• योगीन्द्रम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; योगिन् + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• पङ्गुम्: lame
• पङ्गुम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• शकटसंस्थितम्: situated on a cart
• शकटसंस्थितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शकट-संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक; शकट + संस्थित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular); कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) संस्थित = √स्था (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग + क्त

• रैक्वाभिधानम्: named Raikva
• रैक्वाभिधानम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रैक्व-अभिधान (प्रातिपदिक; रैक्व + अभिधान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); बहुवचन (Plural)

• धर्माणाम्: of duties/virtues
• धर्माणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); बहुवचन (Plural)

• एकसंश्रयम्: the sole refuge/support
• एकसंश्रयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक; एक + संश्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unnamed king (in narrative) describing Raikva to his charioteer

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A striking tableau: an aged, lame yogī with radiant calm sits beside/within a simple cart; despite the humble prop, an aura of authority surrounds him; seekers and sages recognize him as the support of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Raikva
• Yogīndra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer infirmity does not limit inner realization; the true yogin becomes a pillar of dharma for all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse centers on the saint Raikva rather than a named tīrtha; holiness is located in the realized person as much as in geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it emphasizes seeking and honoring a brahmavid.