Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 120
भोभो ब्रह्मन्द्विजातीनां शुश्रूषार्थं प्रकल्पय । सृष्टिर्हि शाश्वतीवाद्य द्विजोघोपि सुखी भवेत् । विष्णोर्वाक्यमभिश्रुत्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
bhobho brahmandvijātīnāṃ śuśrūṣārthaṃ prakalpaya | sṛṣṭirhi śāśvatīvādya dvijoghopi sukhī bhavet | viṣṇorvākyamabhiśrutya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
«يا براهما! رتِّب هذا لخدمة ذوي الميلادين. فإن نظام الخلق حقًّا أبديّ؛ وبذلك تعيش جموع البراهمة في سعادة». فلما سمع براهما، جدَّ العوالم، كلام فيشنو، عمل بمقتضاه.
Narrator (contextual); quoted instruction attributed to Viṣṇu, followed by narrative about Brahmā
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu’s injunction is received by Brahmā, who turns toward instituting arrangements for the welfare and service of the dvijas; a cosmic court-like setting with Brahmā attentive and resolute.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by supporting sacred learning and righteous conduct; serving the twice-born is portrayed as a stabilizing force for society.
Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting; the passage frames it as a purified holy forest where dharmic order is established and protected.
No specific rite is detailed; the prescription is institutional—arranging service/support for the dvijas as a dharmic duty.