Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्ये ख्यातिमाप्नोतु सत्यमंदिरमु त्तमम्

Transliteration

trailokye khyātimāpnotu satyamaṃdiramu ttamam

Translation

Nguyện Đền Thờ Chân Lý tối thượng này được vang danh khắp ba cõi.

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.