Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
वशिष्ठवचनात्तत्र ग्रामास्ते विप्रसात्कृताः । रघूद्वहेन धीरेण नोद्व संति यथा द्विजाः
vaśiṣṭhavacanāttatra grāmāste viprasātkṛtāḥ | raghūdvahena dhīreṇa nodva saṃti yathā dvijāḥ
Dort wurden auf Vasishṭhas Rat jene Dörfer der Obhut der Brāhmaṇas anvertraut; und durch den standhaften Raghūdvaha (Rāma) wurden die Zweimalgeborenen nicht beunruhigt.
Brahmā (contextual narrator in this dialogue section)
Listener: suta (son)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha advising Rāma in a quiet council; behind them, brāhmaṇa households in granted villages live peacefully while royal guards ensure no disturbance—an image of protected dharma.
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes heeding the guru and ensuring the learned and pious can live without fear or instability.
Dharmāraṇya is shown as a protected dharmic realm where sacred communities are secured by righteous rule.
No ritual; it emphasizes dharmic governance—formalizing grants and preventing the displacement of Brāhmaṇas.