Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

शासनं च प्रदास्यति अचलं च युगेयुगे । महता तपसा तुष्टः प्रदास्यति समीहितम्

Transliteration

śāsanaṃ ca pradāsyati acalaṃ ca yugeyuge | mahatā tapasā tuṣṭaḥ pradāsyati samīhitam

Translation

…accordera un décret inébranlable, âge après âge. Satisfait par la grande austérité (tapas), il donnera ce qui est désiré.

Word by Word

• शासनम्: command/edict
• शासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रदास्यति: will bestow
• प्रदास्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अचलम्: unshakable/firm
• अचलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शासनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युगे: in an age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in (each) age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति: distributive)

• महता: by great
• महता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपसा)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रामः/दाशरथी)

• प्रदास्यति: will grant
• प्रदास्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• समीहितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• समीहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + ईह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘desired’, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Eldest brāhmaṇa (vipra) (deduced; completing the assurance)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāmeśvaram

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, serene and regal, extends a hand in blessing toward kneeling brāhmaṇas; a symbolic inscription/scroll represents 'śāsana' (unshakable decree) glowing as if timeless; background hints of ocean and setu.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere austerity and disciplined devotion win enduring divine support and the fulfillment of righteous aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it concludes the promise connected to the Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha devotional context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is praised as the means by which divine favor is obtained.