Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
देवा ऊचुः । त्वमत्रस्थो महाभाग कुरु कार्यं च नः प्रभो । धर्मारण्ये च विप्राणां वणिग्जननिवासिनाम्
devā ūcuḥ | tvamatrastho mahābhāga kuru kāryaṃ ca naḥ prabho | dharmāraṇye ca viprāṇāṃ vaṇigjananivāsinām
Les dieux dirent : «Ô Seigneur très fortuné, toi qui demeures ici, accomplis notre dessein, ô Maître : dans Dharmāraṇya, sois le bienfaiteur et le gardien des brāhmaṇas et des marchands qui résident en ce lieu.»
Devas
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas petition Gaṇādhyakṣa to remain present in Dharmāraṇya as guardian of brāhmaṇas and merchants; the forest-kshetra is shown with hermitages and a small market settlement at its edge.
FAQs
A sacred place thrives when dharmic communities are protected; divine guardianship supports social and spiritual order.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly named as the sacred region whose residents seek protection.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse is a petition for ongoing divine oversight of the tīrtha-community.