Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्र यद्दीयते दानं यज्ञं वा तप उत्तमम् । तत्सर्वं कोटिगुणितं भवेदिति न संशयः

Transliteration

tatra yaddīyate dānaṃ yajñaṃ vā tapa uttamam | tatsarvaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ bhavediti na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ଯେ ଦାନ ଦିଆଯାଏ, କିମ୍ବା ଯଜ୍ଞ କରାଯାଏ, ଅଥବା ଉତ୍ତମ ତପ କରାଯାଏ—ସେ ସବୁ କୋଟିଗୁଣ ଫଳଦାୟକ ହୁଏ; ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• दानम्: a gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यज्ञम्: a sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तपः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संकेत (correlative)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कोटिगुणितम्: multiplied a crore-fold
• कोटिगुणितम्: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + गुणित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गुण्/गण् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोट्या गुणितम् = multiplied by a crore)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous forest-kshetra where devotees perform dāna, yajña fires blaze, and ascetics practice tapas; an unseen ‘multiplier’ aura radiates from the grove.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions gain extraordinary potency when performed in a consecrated tirtha; place amplifies intention and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where dana, yajña, and tapas yield multiplied merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform dana (charity), yajña (sacrificial worship), and tapas (austerity) in Dharmāraṇya for greatly increased results.