Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
लक्ष्मणो लक्षणोपेतो भरतश्च महामतिः । शत्रुघ्नः सैन्यसहितोप्ययोध्यावासिनस्तथा
lakṣmaṇo lakṣaṇopeto bharataśca mahāmatiḥ | śatrughnaḥ sainyasahitopyayodhyāvāsinastathā
Lakṣmaṇa, pourvu de nobles qualités; Bharata, d’une grande sagesse; et Śatrughna avec l’armée; et de même les habitants d’Ayodhyā l’accompagnèrent aussi.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in broader frame)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (destination implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand departure: Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, Śatrughna with armed escort; citizens of Ayodhyā follow with offerings; banners and conches; the procession heads toward forested sacred lands.
FAQs
Dharma becomes a shared social movement when leaders and citizens together participate in sacred acts like pilgrimage.
Dharmāraṇya is the contextual locus; the verse highlights the participants rather than naming a new tīrtha.
No explicit prescription; it continues the narrative of the pilgrimage party.