Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44
आस्तीर्य प्राह तान्विप्राञ्छिलायां द्विजसत्तमाः । रक्ष्यमाणा मया विप्राः शयीध्वं विगतज्वराः
āstīrya prāha tānviprāñchilāyāṃ dvijasattamāḥ | rakṣyamāṇā mayā viprāḥ śayīdhvaṃ vigatajvarāḥ
فبسطها وقال لأولئك البرهمنة على الصخرة: «يا خيرَ ذوي الميلادين، تحت حمايتي، أيها البرهمنة، اضطجعوا وناموا، سالمين من الحمى والخوف».
Hanumān (implied by context: Vāyusuta addressing the Brāhmaṇas)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (Hanumat-śilā-resting spot)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hanumān spreads/arranges the great stone as a bed-like platform; brāhmaṇas recline peacefully, their faces relaxed; a protective aura surrounds them, suggesting freedom from fever and fear.
FAQs
True power expresses itself as compassionate guardianship—protecting sādhus and upholding dharma.
Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity is reinforced as a place where the righteous are divinely safeguarded.
None; it is an assurance of protection and rest for the Brāhmaṇas.