Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
धर्म्मारण्यपतिस्त्रिविष्टपपतिर्नित्यं भवानीपतिः पापाद्वः स्थिरभोगयोगसुलभो देवः स धर्मेश्वरः । सर्वेषां हृदयानि जीवकलया व्याप्य स्थितः सर्वदा ध्यात्वा यं न पुनर्विशंति मनुजाः संसारकारागृहम्
dharmmāraṇyapatistriviṣṭapapatirnityaṃ bhavānīpatiḥ pāpādvaḥ sthirabhogayogasulabho devaḥ sa dharmeśvaraḥ | sarveṣāṃ hṛdayāni jīvakalayā vyāpya sthitaḥ sarvadā dhyātvā yaṃ na punarviśaṃti manujāḥ saṃsārakārāgṛham
Él es el Señor de Dharmāraṇya, soberano del cielo, eterno Consorte de Bhavānī: Dharmeśvara, el Dios que para vosotros es fácil de alcanzar mediante firme goce y disciplina espiritual, y el que disipa el pecado. Siempre permanece, penetrando los corazones de todos con la chispa de vida; meditando en Él, los hombres no vuelven a entrar en la prisión del saṃsāra.
Narrative voice (stotra-style praise within the chapter)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Majestic Dharmeśvara (Śiva) as lord of Dharmāraṇya: seated in yogic posture, crescent moon and matted locks, with Bhavānī beside; a luminous thread of light extends from his heart into the hearts of beings, symbolizing pervasion; below, devotees meditate, the ‘prison-house’ of saṃsāra depicted as broken chains.
FAQs
Meditation on Dharmeśvara (Śiva), the indwelling Lord, is portrayed as the path that ends repeated bondage in saṃsāra.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly glorified through the epithet “Dharmāraṇya-pati,” presenting the site as Śiva’s sacred domain.
Dhyāna (meditation) on Dharmeśvara is the key practice highlighted.