Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
मिथः संरेभिरे कर्तुं विचार्य च परस्परम् । धर्मारण्यं प्रतस्थेसावुर्वशी स्वर्वरांगना
mithaḥ saṃrebhire kartuṃ vicārya ca parasparam | dharmāraṇyaṃ pratasthesāvurvaśī svarvarāṃganā
Nachdem sie miteinander beraten und beschlossen hatten, was zu tun sei, brach Urvaśī—die himmlische Kurtisane—nach Dharmāraṇya auf.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Apsarases confer among themselves; Urvaśī, foremost and radiant, sets out toward Dharmāraṇya, suggesting purposeful movement from heaven to forest.
FAQs
The organized nature of temptation is acknowledged—hence scriptures emphasize conscious discipline and guarded senses during tapas.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly named, reinforcing it as a renowned tapas-field in the Skanda Purāṇa’s sacred geography.
None; the verse narrates the departure of Urvaśī and her group.