Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सत्यमंदिरमिति ख्यातं तदा लोके भविष्यति । कृते युगे धर्मारण्यं त्रेतायां सत्यमंदिरम्

Transliteration

satyamaṃdiramiti khyātaṃ tadā loke bhaviṣyati | kṛte yuge dharmāraṇyaṃ tretāyāṃ satyamaṃdiram

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഇത് ലോകത്തിൽ ‘സത്യമന്ദിരം’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും. കൃതയുഗത്തിൽ ‘ധർമ്മാരണ്യം’; ത്രേതായുഗത്തിൽ ‘സത്യമന്ദിരം’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടും.

Word by Word

• satya-maṃdiram: (named) Satyamandira
• satya-maṃdiram: Karma/Predicate (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃdira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘सत्यं मन्दिरम्’ (नाम)

• iti: thus/so called
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• khyātam: will be known
• khyātam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive/predicative)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kṛte: in the Kṛta (age)
• kṛte: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; युगविशेषे (in Kṛta [yuga])

• yuge: in the yuga
• yuge: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dharmāraṇyam: (called) Dharmāraṇya
• dharmāraṇyam: Karma/Predicate (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + āraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ‘धर्मस्य आरण्यम्’ (नाम)

• tretāyām: in the Tretā (age)
• tretāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tretā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; युगविशेषे (in Tretā)

• satya-maṃdiram: (called) Satyamandira
• satya-maṃdiram: Karma/Predicate (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃdira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नाम)

Speaker

Narrator (toponymic/mahatmya naming; specific speaker not explicit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya / Satyamandira

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic depiction of the same sacred grove-city bearing two name-banners across yugas: ‘Dharmāraṇya’ (Kṛta) and ‘Satyamandira’ (Tretā), with a cosmic time-wheel motif.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Satyamandira
• Kṛtayuga
• Tretāyuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places endure across yugas; names may change, but the dharmic potency and sanctity remain continuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya/Satyamandira—the same sacred region identified by different yuga-wise names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides sacred-place nomenclature and yuga-based identification for pilgrims and reciters.