Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
एवं कृत्वा ततो रामः प्रतस्थे स्वां पुरीं प्रति । काश्यपाश्चैव गर्गाश्च कृतकृत्या दृढव्रताः
evaṃ kṛtvā tato rāmaḥ pratasthe svāṃ purīṃ prati | kāśyapāścaiva gargāśca kṛtakṛtyā dṛḍhavratāḥ
এভাবে করে তারপর রাম নিজ নগরীর দিকে যাত্রা করলেন। আর কাশ্যপ ও গর্গ—দৃঢ়ব্রতী—নিজেদের কর্তব্য সম্পন্ন হয়েছে মনে করে কৃতকৃত্য হলেন।
Brahmā (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma departs along a forest road toward his city; behind him, venerable Kāśyapa- and Garga-line sages stand composed, their faces serene with fulfilled purpose, holding prayer beads and water pots.
FAQs
Dharma, once performed with reverence and service, yields inner completion (kṛtakṛtyatā) for both patron and sages.
Dharmāraṇya remains the implied sacred setting where these dharmic exchanges culminate.
No direct rite; it summarizes the completion of dharmic acts and the departure after honoring sages.
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