Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अक्षय्यां तृप्तिमाप्नोति परमात्मा जनार्द्दनः । दीयतेऽत्र यदुद्दिश्य तदक्षय्यमुदाहृतम्

Transliteration

akṣayyāṃ tṛptimāpnoti paramātmā janārddanaḥ | dīyate'tra yaduddiśya tadakṣayyamudāhṛtam

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ พระปรมาตมันคือพระชนารทนะทรงบรรลุความอิ่มเอมอันไม่สิ้นสุด และสิ่งใดที่ถวายทาน ณ ที่นี้ด้วยเจตนาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ จึงถูกประกาศว่าเป็น ‘อักษัยยะ’ คือไม่เสื่อมไม่พร่อง

Word by Word

• अक्षय्याम्: on Akṣayā (day)
• अक्षय्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction; contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• जनार्द्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्द्दनः: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; विष्णोर्नाम

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

• अत्र: here; in this context
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/प्रसङ्गवाचक adverb)

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक relative pronoun

• उद्दिश्य: having intended; dedicating (to someone)
• उद्दिश्य: Hetu (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्-दिश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), अव्यय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Predicate subject/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संकेतक pronoun

• अक्षय्यम्: imperishable; inexhaustible
• अक्षय्यम्: Karta (Predicate qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (तत्)

• उदाहृतम्: is declared; is called
• उदाहृतम्: Kriya (Predicative verbal/क्रियासमान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (is said/called)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims offer dāna at a forest tīrtha; Janārdana is envisioned subtly—either as a radiant Viṣṇu presence or as the inner witness receiving the offering—while the gift’s ‘akṣayya’ nature is symbolized by an unending stream of light or overflowing vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Paramātman
• Dāna
• Akṣayya (imperishable merit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity performed with right intention in a sanctified setting yields imperishable merit and pleases the Supreme Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ (atra) is the Dharmāraṇya tīrtha-context being praised throughout this section’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dāna (charity) with a clear dedication (uddiśya)—to the deity and/or intended recipients such as Pitṛs—so the merit becomes ‘akṣayya’.