Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
तदेषामेव सर्वेषां विप्रसंस्थापनं परम् । देवसंस्थापनं चैव धर्मस्तन्मूल एव यत्
tadeṣāmeva sarveṣāṃ viprasaṃsthāpanaṃ param | devasaṃsthāpanaṃ caiva dharmastanmūla eva yat
Ainsi, pour toutes ces formes de don, l’acte suprême est d’établir et de soutenir dignement les brāhmanes ; et de même d’établir les dieux, c’est-à-dire le culte au temple. Car le dharma prend racine en ce fondement même.
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.