Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
वसंति वाडवा यत्र यजंति चैव याज्ञिकाः । वेदनिर्घोषसंयुक्तं भाति तत्तीर्थमुत्तमम्
vasaṃti vāḍavā yatra yajaṃti caiva yājñikāḥ | vedanirghoṣasaṃyuktaṃ bhāti tattīrthamuttamam
Là où demeurent les Vāḍavas et où les sacrifiants accomplissent sans cesse les yajñas, là où retentit la récitation des Veda, ce tīrtha resplendit comme le gué sacré suprême.
Yama
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant forest-tīrtha with multiple yajña-vedīs, smoke of oblations rising, groups of Vāḍava brāhmaṇas chanting Veda in antiphonal cadence; the whole grove appears to ‘shine’ from the sonic sanctity.
FAQs
A holy place becomes radiant when Vedic learning, chanting, and yajña are actively maintained there.
Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha, characterized by Vedic recitation and sacrificial activity.
Performance of yajña by yājñikas and sustaining Vedic recitation (veda-nirghoṣa) are highlighted as sanctifying practices.