Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

यस्मात्सत्यं त्वया प्रोक्तं तन्नाम्ना नगरं शुभम् । वासयामि जगन्मातः सत्यमंदिरमेव च

Transliteration

yasmātsatyaṃ tvayā proktaṃ tannāmnā nagaraṃ śubham | vāsayāmi jaganmātaḥ satyamaṃdirameva ca

Translation

“Since you have spoken the truth, O Mother of the world, I shall establish a blessed city bearing that very name—and also a temple called Satyamandira, the Abode of Truth.”

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: since/because
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (because of which/since)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: spoken/declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + प्र; कृदन्त-प्रत्ययः—क्त (प्रोक्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karana (Instrumental qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘नाम्ना’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नगरम्: city
• नगरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘नगरम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वासयामि: I cause to dwell / I establish
• वासयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) णिच् (causative) → वासय; लट्-रूप
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• जगन्मातः: O Mother of the world
• जगन्मातः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-मातृ (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + मातृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः माता)

• सत्यमन्दिरम्: the temple of Truth (Satyamandira)
• सत्यमन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + मन्दिर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यस्य मन्दिरम्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satyamandira

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jagadmātṛ (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma performs saṅkalpa and inaugurates a city and a temple: foundation stones, ritual fire, priests chanting, the Devī’s unseen/seen blessing; a signboard/banner-like emphasis on the name ‘Satyamandira’.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Jaganmātā (Śrī Mātā/Bhaṭṭārikā)
• Satya
• Satyamandira
• nagara (city)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth is not only a virtue but a sanctifying power—so potent that it becomes the basis for founding sacred spaces and enduring institutions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s sacred landscape is expanded through the founding of an auspicious city and the Satyamandira shrine, rooted in the glorification of Satya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies a dharmic act of foundation—establishing a city and a temple—though it does not detail consecration rites.