Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
तदेषामेव सर्वेषां विप्रसंस्थापनं परम् । देवसंस्थापनं चैव धर्मस्तन्मूल एव यत्
tadeṣāmeva sarveṣāṃ viprasaṃsthāpanaṃ param | devasaṃsthāpanaṃ caiva dharmastanmūla eva yat
لذلك، في جميع هذه العطايا، أسمى الأعمال هو إقامةُ البرهمنة على وجهها الحقّ ورعايتُهم؛ وكذلك إقامةُ الآلهة، أي عبادةُ المعبد. فإن الدَّرما متجذّرةٌ حقًّا في ذلك الأساس.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A newly established temple with installed deity; beside it a brāhmaṇa residence/pāṭhaśālā. Ritual fire, kalasha, and chanting; the community gathers, signifying dharma’s ‘root’ taking hold.
FAQs
Dharma stands on two pillars: sustaining dharma-teachers (vipras) and sustaining divine worship through established temples and deities.
No single holy site is named; the verse gives a general Purāṇic framework for sustaining tīrthas and sacred life.
Support brāhmaṇas in their dharmic role and establish/maintain deva-worship (temple institutions) as foundational religious duties.