किमेतन्मंदगतयश्चित्रं हृदि मुनीश्वर । त्रिकालज्ञो मुनिः प्राह धर्मक्षेत्रमुपागतम्
kimetanmaṃdagatayaścitraṃ hṛdi munīśvara | trikālajño muniḥ prāha dharmakṣetramupāgatam
(ラーマ曰く)「牟尼の主よ、なぜ我が胸にこの不思議が起こるのか——皆が遅く進むのはなぜか。」三世を知る聖仙は答えた。「汝はダルマクシェートラ、ダルマの聖なる原に到ったのだ。」
Rāma (question) and Vasiṣṭha (answer)
Tirtha: Dharmakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close-up of Rāma’s questioning face, then Vasiṣṭha’s calm declaration. The landscape subtly shifts—trees form a natural gateway, light softens, suggesting the invisible boundary of Dharmakṣetra.
A true kṣetra of dharma reshapes behavior and pace; sanctity naturally induces restraint and reverence.
Dharmakṣetra/Dharmāraṇya—the sacred precinct explicitly named as the cause of the change.
No direct ritual; it identifies the sacred boundary and its spiritual effect.