Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
धर्मारण्यमिति ख्यातिस्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । यथा संजायते देव तथा कुरु महेश्वर
dharmāraṇyamiti khyātistrailokye sacarācare | yathā saṃjāyate deva tathā kuru maheśvara
‘ধর্মারণ্য’ নামে খ্যাতি ত্রিলোকে, চলমান ও অচল সকলের মধ্যে, যেমন হওয়া উচিত তেমনই হোক। হে দেব, হে মহেশ্বর, তেমনই করো।
Yama (continuing request)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: A visionary depiction of Dharmāraṇya’s fame spreading through the three worlds—celestials, humans, and beings of forests—hearing the name; Śiva as the cosmic guarantor of renown.
FAQs
A kṣetra’s sanctity is not merely local; true dharmic power radiates across worlds through divine establishment.
Dharmāraṇya, praised as a universally renowned sacred forest/field.
None directly; the verse emphasizes kṣetra-khyāti (the propagation of a holy site’s fame).