Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
धर्मः संप्राप्यते सूक्ष्मः श्रद्धा धर्मोऽद्भुतं तपः । श्रद्धा स्वर्गश्च मोक्षश्च श्रद्धा सर्वमिदं जगत्
dharmaḥ saṃprāpyate sūkṣmaḥ śraddhā dharmo'dbhutaṃ tapaḥ | śraddhā svargaśca mokṣaśca śraddhā sarvamidaṃ jagat
L’essence subtile du dharma s’obtient par la śraddhā. La śraddhā elle-même est dharma ; elle est une ascèse merveilleuse. La śraddhā est le ciel et la délivrance ; la śraddhā est ce monde tout entier.
Brahmin teacher (unnamed)
Scene: A visionary tableau: the word ‘Śraddhā’ personified as a radiant goddess-like presence, holding a rosary and a water-pot, with svarga above and a luminous mokṣa-gate beyond; the world appears within her aura.
FAQs
Śraddhā is the inner power that makes dharma real—leading from righteous action to svarga and ultimately mokṣa.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse offers a universal doctrinal glorification of śraddhā.
No specific rite is prescribed; it establishes faith as the essential principle behind tapas, dāna, and spiritual attainment.