स्थानानामुत्तमं स्थानं परं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् । स्कंदस्याग्रे पुरा प्रोक्तं महारुद्रेण धीमता
sthānānāmuttamaṃ sthānaṃ paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat | skaṃdasyāgre purā proktaṃ mahārudreṇa dhīmatā
C’est le plus excellent de tous les lieux sacrés : suprême, grande source de bien-être auspicié. Jadis, le sage Mahārudra l’annonça en présence de Skanda.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A mythic assembly: Mahārudra, radiant and composed, proclaims the tīrtha’s greatness while Skanda stands as witness; sages and devas listen; the sacred landscape glows with auspicious signs.
The highest sacred geography is anchored in divine revelation—Śiva’s teaching establishes the unrivaled sanctity of the site.
The verse praises an unnamed ‘supreme place’ within the Dharmāraṇya tīrtha narrative, validated by Mahārudra’s proclamation to Skanda.
None stated here; it provides scriptural authority for the site’s greatness.