Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्ये ख्यातिमाप्नोतु सत्यमंदिरमु त्तमम्

Transliteration

trailokye khyātimāpnotu satyamaṃdiramu ttamam

Translation

Nawa’y sumikat sa tatlong daigdig ang Kataas-taasang Templo ng Katotohanan.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) < त्रि + लोक (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• आप्नोतु: may (he/it) attain
• आप्नोतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्यमन्दिरम्: the temple of Truth
• सत्यमन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) सत्यमन्दिरम्-विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satya-mandira (within Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene shrine labeled ‘Satya-mandira’, with a radiant dharma-emblem; devotees and sages offer flowers as a blessing for its fame to pervade the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Trailokya
• Satya-mandira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place grounded in satya (truth) becomes worthy of universal praise and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘Satya-mandira’ (Temple/Abode of Truth) within the Dharmāraṇya context; the verse emphasizes its renown rather than naming a broader pan-Indian tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is a benedictory proclamation of the site’s glory.