Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अथ प्रजापतिर्धन्यो यन्मर्यादाभिपाल्यते । अमीभिर्ब्राह्मणवरैर्धन्या वेदाश्च संप्रति

Transliteration

atha prajāpatirdhanyo yanmaryādābhipālyate | amībhirbrāhmaṇavarairdhanyā vedāśca saṃprati

Translation

确然，生主（Prajāpati）亦得福佑，因为正法的神圣界限得以守护；并且由于这些卓越的婆罗门，如今连吠陀也蒙福而得以弘持。

Word by Word

• अथ: now; then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक/अनन्तरार्थक (particle: 'now/then')

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• धन्यः: fortunate; blessed
• धन्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying प्रजापतिः)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• मर्यादा: boundary; propriety; rule
• मर्यादा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्यादा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (कर्मपद-भावे)

• अभिपाल्यते: is protected/maintained
• अभिपाल्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• अमीभिः: by these
• अमीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणवरैः: by excellent brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणवरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; (श्रेष्ठा ब्राह्मणाः)

• धन्याः: fortunate; blessed
• धन्याः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (वेदाः)

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• संप्रति: now; at present
• संप्रति: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संप्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Bhāskara (Sūrya) (deduced from continuity)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene assembly of venerable brāhmaṇas seated in a dharma-sabhā; the atmosphere suggests preservation of sacred order, with palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual implements indicating Vedic continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati
• Brāhmaṇas
• Vedas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma’s proper boundaries (maryādā) are protected, cosmic order and sacred knowledge flourish.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the focus is on dharma-preservation and Vedic continuity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it highlights the safeguarding of dharmic norms.