Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

धर्म उवाच । यदि तुष्टोसि भगवन्देवदेव जगत्पते । त्वामहं स्थापयाम्यत्र निजनाम्ना जगद्गुरो

Transliteration

dharma uvāca | yadi tuṣṭosi bhagavandevadeva jagatpate | tvāmahaṃ sthāpayāmyatra nijanāmnā jagadguro

Translation

ധർമ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, ദേവദേവ, ജഗത്പതേ! നിങ്ങൾ പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, ഹേ ജഗദ്ഗുരോ, ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ എന്റെ സ്വന്തം നാമത്തിൽ നിങ്ങളെ സ്ഥാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• dharmaḥ: Dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्तान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (tvam implied)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन

• devadeva: O God of gods
• devadeva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-deva (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन

• jagatpate: O Lord of the world
• jagatpate: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-pati (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sthāpayāmi: I will स्थापित/establish
• sthāpayāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• nijanāmnā: by (your) own name
• nijanāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija-nāman (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/उपायार्थ (by means of the name)

• jagadguro: O teacher of the world
• jagadguro: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-guru (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharma-Hari (Ayodhyā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān (Hari)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharma, personified and reverent, addresses Hari with folded hands, declaring the intent to establish the Lord in Ayodhyā under the name ‘Dharma-Hari’; a sanctum space suggested near the Sarayū with ritual vessels and a pedestal for installation.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and devotion culminate in establishing the Lord’s presence for the welfare of beings—turning personal grace into public sacred benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā; the verse hints at a localized manifestation where the Lord is स्थापित (installed) “here,” forming a site-centered devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā (establishing/enshrining the deity) is implied.