Shloka 14

Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)

Devanagari script

अक्षये देवयजने अक्षयं यत्र वै फलम्‌,देवताओंकी वह यज्ञभूमि अक्षय है और वहाँ किये हुए प्रत्येक सत्कर्मका फल अक्षय होता है

Transliteration

akṣaye devayajane akṣayaṁ yatra vai phalam

Translation

นี่คือภูมิศักดิ์สิทธิ์สำหรับบูชาเทพอันไม่เสื่อมสูญ และกุศลกรรมใดๆ ที่กระทำ ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมให้ผลอันไม่เสื่อมสูญเช่นกัน

Word by Word

अक्षयेin the imperishable (place/state)

देवयजनेin the place of worship/sacrifice to the gods

अक्षयम्imperishable

यत्रwhere

वैindeed

फलम्fruit/result

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

devas (the gods)

devayajana (sacrificial ground)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that certain sacred contexts—especially a properly sanctified place of worship and sacrifice—magnify and preserve the merit of righteous actions; ethical deeds done there are said to yield an ‘akṣaya’ (inexhaustible) result.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating the events of the Vana Parva, identifies a particular sacrificial ground as ‘imperishable’ and emphasizes its special potency: acts of worship and virtuous conduct performed there produce enduring spiritual reward.