Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । वयं प्रातर्गमिष्यामो धर्मारण्यं सुनिर्मलम् । न विस्मार्या वयं तात क्षम्यतां क्षम्यतामिति
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | vayaṃ prātargamiṣyāmo dharmāraṇyaṃ sunirmalam | na vismāryā vayaṃ tāta kṣamyatāṃ kṣamyatāmiti
ブラーフマナたちは言った。「夜明けに、最も清浄なる聖林ダルマーラニヤへ参りましょう。いとしき御方よ、どうか我らをお忘れなく。お赦しください、お赦しください。」
Brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brāhmaṇas in añjali at a forest shrine, speaking softly: ‘Do not forget us; forgive us’; the first hint of dawn at the horizon while lamps still glow.
FAQs
Humility and seeking forgiveness (kṣamā) are presented as virtues that accompany pilgrimage and devotion.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly praised as “sunirmala,” a supremely pure sacred place.
None directly; the verse highlights dawn-departure for pilgrimage and the ethic of asking forgiveness.