Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
तावदत्रैव स्थातव्यं भवद्भिर्हि न संशयः । यदा हि शासनं विप्रा न मन्यंते नृपा भुवि
tāvadatraiva sthātavyaṃ bhavadbhirhi na saṃśayaḥ | yadā hi śāsanaṃ viprā na manyaṃte nṛpā bhuvi
فلذلك يجب عليكم أن تمكثوا هنا حقًّا—ولا ريب في ذلك—وخاصة حين لا يوقّر ملوك الأرض الحكمَ العادل، يا براهمة.
Rāmadeva (Śrī Rāma)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvija)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas are instructed to remain in the forest-kshetra while, in a contrasting vignette, distant kings in court ignore petitions and dharmic counsel.
FAQs
Social order stands on honoring dharma; when rulers disregard it, the righteous must hold firm to sacred guidance.
Dharmāraṇya is implied as a refuge of dharma where sacred commands are safeguarded.
No explicit ritual appears; the instruction is ethical and protective—remain steadfast in dharma.