Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
षड्भिर्मासैश्च यः पन्था अतिक्रांतो द्विजातिभिः । त्रिभिरेव मुहूर्त्तैस्तु धर्मारण्यमवाप्तवान्
ṣaḍbhirmāsaiśca yaḥ panthā atikrāṃto dvijātibhiḥ | tribhireva muhūrttaistu dharmāraṇyamavāptavān
Le trajet que les deux-fois-nés parcourent d’ordinaire en six mois, lui pourtant atteignit Dharmāraṇya en trois muhūrtas seulement.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Vyāsa-style narration within the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A band of brāhmaṇas on a long road suddenly finds the landscape shifting; the forested Dharmāraṇya appears as if drawn near, with auspicious signs in sky and wind.
FAQs
Sacred places can be reached by divine aid when dharma and grace operate beyond ordinary limits.
Dharmāraṇya, praised as a power-filled sacred forest within this section.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes the wondrous accessibility and potency of the holy place.