Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

रामेश्वरालयं रूप्यैः कुर्वन्वै मानवो मुदा । शिवसारूप्यमाप्नोति शिववन्मोदते सदा

Transliteration

rāmeśvarālayaṃ rūpyaiḥ kurvanvai mānavo mudā | śivasārūpyamāpnoti śivavanmodate sadā

Translation

ผู้ใดสร้างเทวสถานพระราเมศวรด้วยเงินด้วยใจยินดี ผู้นั้นย่อมได้สารถูปยะ คือความเหมือนพระศิวะ และชื่นบานเสมอประหนึ่งเป็นพระศิวะเอง

Word by Word

• रामेश्वर-आलयम्: the temple of Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वर-आलयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रामेश्वरस्य आलयः)

• रूप्यैः: with silver
• रूप्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्रव्यवाचक), तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कुर्वन्: constructing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-वर्तमान कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (भावे—‘with joy’)

• शिव-सारूप्यम्: having the same form as Śiva
• शिव-सारूप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सारूप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सारूप्यम्)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शिववत्: like Śiva
• शिववत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (तुल्ययोगे—‘like Śiva’)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara kṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A silver-adorned Rāmeśvara temple gleams; the donor smiles in joy; a visionary transformation shows the devotee bearing Śiva-like form—matted locks, ash marks—rejoicing eternally.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara
• Śiva
• Sārūpya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Joyful, generous support of sacred space for Śiva refines the devotee toward divine likeness (sārūpya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara kṣetra at Setu (Rāmeśvaram).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Building/embellishing the Rāmeśvara temple with silver as a devotional offering.