Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्देशे तु यन्मानं विषये वा विचारितम् । तेन मानेन तां कुर्वन्नक्षयं फलमश्नुते

Transliteration

yasmindeśe tu yanmānaṃ viṣaye vā vicāritam | tena mānena tāṃ kurvannakṣayaṃ phalamaśnute

Translation

جس ملک یا علاقے میں جو پیمانہ رائج اور منظور ہو، اسی پیمانے کے مطابق وہ دان انجام دے۔ ایسا کرنے سے اَکشَی (ناقابلِ زوال) پُنّیہ پھل حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yasmin: in which
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (in which)

• deśe: in a region
• deśe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• yat: whatever
• yat: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (whatever/which)

• mānam: measure, standard
• mānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘measure/standard’

• viṣaye: in the locality/domain
• viṣaye: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• vicāritam: determined, considered
• vicāritam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√car (चर्) (कृत्: क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृत् (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (has been determined/considered)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• mānena: by the measure
• mānena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• tām: that (offering/act)
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• kurvan: doing, performing
• kurvan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (कृत्: शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (doing)

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; फलम् इति विशेषण

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• aśnute: attains, enjoys
• aśnute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √aś (अश्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Textual narrator giving adaptable dāna guidelines (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general rule)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor consults local elders/priests beside a river; different measuring vessels are displayed, symbolizing regional standards; the act of donation proceeds harmoniously, signifying ‘akṣaya phala’.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through sincerity and correctness; charity aligned with accepted local standards yields lasting merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; it is a general dharma principle within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use the locally recognized measurements/standards when specifying and giving ritual donations.