Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
सत्यप्रतिज्ञास्त्रैविद्या भजंतु रामशासनम् । अस्माकं तु परं देहि स्थानं यत्र वसामहे
satyapratijñāstraividyā bhajaṃtu rāmaśāsanam | asmākaṃ tu paraṃ dehi sthānaṃ yatra vasāmahe
«Que les fidèles à leur vœu, connaisseurs de la triple Veda, se conforment au juste décret royal de Rāma. Mais à nous, accorde une demeure plus élevée, un lieu assuré où nous puissions résider.»
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of satyavrata, trivedin dvijas petition a righteous king, invoking Rāma’s ordinance; the king listens in a forest-assembly near hermitages, with a sense of calm order and dharma.
FAQs
Truthfulness and Vedic learning are to be supported by righteous governance, and a stable, dharmic residence for the learned is itself a meritorious act.
Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting, where an auspicious, protected settlement for Vedic scholars is sought.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the focus is on seeking an allotted abode under righteous royal sanction.