Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
धर्मारण्येषु ये जाता ब्राह्मणाः शुद्धवंशजा । अष्टादशसहस्राश्च काजेशैश्च विनिर्मिताः
dharmāraṇyeṣu ye jātā brāhmaṇāḥ śuddhavaṃśajā | aṣṭādaśasahasrāśca kājeśaiśca vinirmitāḥ
धर्मारण्य में उत्पन्न हुए जो शुद्ध वंशज ब्राह्मण हैं, उनकी संख्या अठारह हजार है और वे काजेशों (ब्रह्मा आदि) द्वारा स्थापित किए गए हैं।
Vyāsa (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (frame implied)
Scene: A panoramic depiction of Dharmāraṇya with many brāhmaṇas—some teaching, some performing agnihotra, some reciting Veda—suggesting an organized sacred settlement; a founding/establishing figure or group (‘Kājeśas’) is hinted as patrons/organizers.
FAQs
Sacred places are upheld by communities devoted to purity, learning, and dharmic continuity.
Dharmāraṇya is glorified through the depiction of its eminent brāhmaṇa community.
None directly; the verse provides sacred-historical context about the people of the region.