Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41
यत्र वै धर्मराजोसौ तपश्चक्रे सुदुष्करम् । हास्यभावकटाक्षैश्च गीतनृत्यादिभिस्तथा
yatra vai dharmarājosau tapaścakre suduṣkaram | hāsyabhāvakaṭākṣaiśca gītanṛtyādibhistathā
সেই ঠাইতেই, য’ত সেই ধৰ্মৰাজে অতি দুঃসাধ্য তপস্যা কৰিছিল, তেওঁলোকে কৌতুকময় হাঁহি আৰু কটাক্ষেৰে, লগতে গীত-নৃত্য আদি কলাৰে (আগবাঢ়িল)।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the austere hermitage-ground, apsarases approach with smiles, sidelong glances, and performing arts—song and dance—contrasting with the stillness of the ascetic’s tapas.
FAQs
Spiritual practice is tested not only by hardship but by pleasure; mastery is shown by remaining steady amid allurements.
Dharmāraṇya, presented as a potent tapas-sthāna where Dharmarāja undertakes severe austerity.
No explicit prescription; the verse describes the testing of an ascetic through distraction.