Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

अक्षयाणि प्रजायंते दत्त्वा जप्त्वा नरेश्वर । अभिचाराश्च ये चान्ये सुसिद्धाथर्ववेदजाः

Transliteration

akṣayāṇi prajāyaṃte dattvā japtvā nareśvara | abhicārāśca ye cānye susiddhātharvavedajāḥ

Translation

ഹേ നരേശ്വരാ! അവിടെ ദാനം ചെയ്ത് ജപം ചെയ്താൽ അക്ഷയഫലങ്ങൾ ജനിക്കുന്നു. അതർവവേദജന്യമായ, സുസിദ്ധമായ അഭിചാരാദി മറ്റ് പ്രയോഗങ്ങളും അവിടെ ഫലപ്രദമാകും।

Word by Word

• अक्षयाणि: imperishable
• अक्षयाणि: Pradhana-Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

• प्रजायन्ते: are produced/arise
• प्रजायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having given’

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having recited’

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—नराणाम् ईश्वरः

• अभिचाराः: (ritual) spells/charms
• अभिचाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ये: which/that (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—ये

• सुसिद्धाः: well-accomplished
• सुसिद्धाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सु-सिद्धाः (well-accomplished)

• अथर्ववेदजाः: born from/derived from the Atharvaveda
• अथर्ववेदजाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अथर्ववेद + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—अथर्ववेदात् जाताः / अथर्ववेदस्य जाताः

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmakūpa (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nareśvara (king; vocative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king addressed by a sage near the sacred well; devotees give alms and perform japa with rosaries; in the background, Atharva priests conduct a śānti-homa with protective diagrams—emphasizing potency and ‘siddhi’ without depicting harm.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmakūpa (context)
• Atharvaveda
• Abhicāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharmic acts are anchored in a potent sacred place, their fruits are described as akṣaya (undiminishing).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the praise of Dharmakūpa (and the Dharmāraṇya sacred complex).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (giving) and japa (recitation) are recommended as producing akṣaya results; Atharvavedic ritual applications are noted as attaining siddhi.