Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अक्षयश्चाव्ययश्चैव तव भक्तिपुरःसरः । धर्मे मतिं च मे नित्यं ददस्व परमेश्वर

Transliteration

akṣayaścāvyayaścaiva tava bhaktipuraḥsaraḥ | dharme matiṃ ca me nityaṃ dadasva parameśvara

Translation

“اور میرا یَش اَکھَی اور اَویَی رہے، تیری بھکتی سب سے آگے ہو؛ اے پرمیشور، مجھے ہمیشہ دھرم کی طرف ثابت قدم میلان عطا فرما۔”

Word by Word

• अक्षयः: imperishable
• अक्षयः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्तिपुरःसरः इत्यस्य)

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

• अव्ययः: unchanging
• अव्ययः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भक्तिपुरःसरः: preceded by devotion
• भक्तिपुरःसरः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तिः पुरःसरा यस्य/भक्त्या पुरःसरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहं/मतिः इत्यर्थे भावः)

• धर्मे: in dharma
• धर्मे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मतिम्: understanding, inclination
• मतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; दातृ-सम्बन्धे (to/for me)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• ददस्व: grant
• ददस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Yakṣa (Kubera)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Parameśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The yakṣa’s petition deepens: he asks for imperishability and unwavering dharma-minded devotion; Śiva-Umā listen with composed compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Śiva (Parameśvara)
• Dharma
• Bhakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when seeking prosperity, the Purāṇa prioritizes bhakti and dharma—asking first for a righteous mind and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is reinforced as the place where dharma-centered boons are sought from Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional prescription in intent: keep bhakti foremost and seek nitya dharma-mati as the highest safeguard for any boon.