Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
तदेषामेव सर्वेषां विप्रसंस्थापनं परम् । देवसंस्थापनं चैव धर्मस्तन्मूल एव यत्
tadeṣāmeva sarveṣāṃ viprasaṃsthāpanaṃ param | devasaṃsthāpanaṃ caiva dharmastanmūla eva yat
അതിനാൽ ഈ എല്ലാ ദാനങ്ങളിലെയും പരമമായത് ബ്രാഹ്മണരുടെ യഥാവിധി സ്ഥാപനവും (പോഷണ-ക്രമീകരണം); അതുപോലെ ദേവസ്ഥാപനവും (ക്ഷേത്രാരാധന). കാരണം ധർമ്മം അതേ മൂലത്തിൽ തന്നെയാണ് നിൽക്കുന്നത്।
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.