Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

आयुष्मत्यः प्रजाः सर्वा भवन्त्यामिषवर्जनात्

Transliteration

āyuṣmatyaḥ prajāḥ sarvā bhavantyāmiṣavarjanāt

Translation

一切子嗣皆因戒食肉类而得长寿。

Word by Word

• आयुष्मत्यः: long-lived
• आयुष्मत्यः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• प्रजाः: creatures/people/offspring
• प्रजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• आमिषवर्जनात्: from abstaining from meat
• आमिषवर्जनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमिष (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आमिषस्य वर्जनम्); हेत्वर्थे (because of abstaining from meat)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family of pilgrims at Prabhāsa prepares a simple sattvic meal (fruits, grains) and releases a goat/fish back to life, symbolizing ahiṃsā; children are shown radiant and healthy.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nonviolence expressed through diet supports longevity and well-being for one’s family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya’s dharmic instruction set, suitable for those living in or visiting the sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Āmiṣa-varjana: abstaining from meat.