Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
कस्मिन्मार्गे वयं प्राप्ताः कस्मिन्प्राप्ता द्विजातयः । इति चिंतां परं प्राप्ता वासं तत्र त्वकारयन्
kasminmārge vayaṃ prāptāḥ kasminprāptā dvijātayaḥ | iti ciṃtāṃ paraṃ prāptā vāsaṃ tatra tvakārayan
«Par quel chemin sommes-nous arrivés ? Par quelle route sommes-nous venus ici, nous les deux-fois-nés ?»—ainsi, saisis d’une profonde inquiétude, ils firent bâtir là une demeure et y demeurèrent.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Vyāsa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas and merchants at a forest-crossroads, looking at diverging paths, some pointing, some anxious; they begin constructing a simple hutment/encampment under tall trees.
FAQs
Even the learned may become bewildered; steadiness and orderly conduct (establishing a safe residence) is a dhārmic response to confusion.
The broader Dharmāraṇya sacred region is being narrated; this verse sets the scene for how the locality becomes marked by events and names.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it describes taking shelter and establishing a dwelling.