Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
व्यास उवाच । एवं रामेण धर्मज्ञ जीर्णोद्धारः पुरा कृतः । द्विजानां च हितार्थाय श्रीमातुर्वचनेन च
vyāsa uvāca | evaṃ rāmeṇa dharmajña jīrṇoddhāraḥ purā kṛtaḥ | dvijānāṃ ca hitārthāya śrīmāturvacanena ca
Vyāsa dit : «Ainsi, jadis, Rāma, connaisseur du dharma, accomplit la restauration de ce qui était tombé en ruine, pour le bien des dvijas et selon l’ordre de Śrī Mātā».
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (sectional locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (implied) Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Vyāsa narrates to a royal listener: a vision-like tableau of Rāma overseeing restoration—workers repairing a shrine, re-plastering walls, clearing a tank, while Brāhmaṇas are settled with provisions; a maternal-divine presence (Śrī Mātā) is implied as guiding authority.
FAQs
Restoring sacred institutions is a dharmic act, especially when done for communal spiritual welfare and in obedience to divine instruction.
Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred setting where Rāma’s jīrṇoddhāra becomes part of the site’s māhātmya.
Jīrṇoddhāra—renovation of sacred structures—framed as a meritorious duty supporting dvijas and kṣetra-dharma.