नाशयंति मनुष्याणां सर्वपापानि लीलया । तीर्थानां परमं तीर्थं धर्मारण्यं प्रचक्षते
nāśayaṃti manuṣyāṇāṃ sarvapāpāni līlayā | tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ dharmāraṇyaṃ pracakṣate
તે મનુષ્યોનાં સર્વ પાપોને જાણે લીલામાત્રથી નાશ કરે છે. સર્વ તીર્થોમાં ધર્મારણ્યને પરમ તીર્થ તરીકે પ્રખ્યાત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે.
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Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic vision of Dharmāraṇya as a radiant sacred forest filled with tīrthas; sins appear as dark forms dissolving playfully in the kṣetra’s light, emphasizing ‘līlayā’ destruction.
The highest tīrtha is defined by its power to dissolve sin effortlessly, drawing pilgrims toward dharma-centered sacred landscapes.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly proclaimed the supreme tīrtha among all tīrthas.
No single ritual is prescribed here; the verse concludes the māhātmya by declaring Dharmāraṇya’s unsurpassed purifying power.
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