Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110
अहं च नररूपी यो दृष्ट्वा ते धर्मसंस्थितिम् । धन्यस्तद्धर्ममार्गोऽयं पाल्यते यद्भवद्विधैः
ahaṃ ca nararūpī yo dṛṣṭvā te dharmasaṃsthitim | dhanyastaddharmamārgo'yaṃ pālyate yadbhavadvidhaiḥ
«សូម្បីតែខ្ញុំ—ទោះស្ថិតក្នុងរូបមនុស្សក៏ដោយ—បានឃើញការឈរជាប់មាំក្នុងធម៌របស់អ្នក ហើយប្រកាសថា៖ ផ្លូវធម៌នេះពិតជាមានពរ ព្រោះត្រូវបានការពារ និងគាំទ្រដោយអ្នកមានគុណដូចអ្នក»។
Śiva (Śaṅkara/Maheśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dignified figure (Śiva in human form) gestures approvingly toward the devotee, while villagers/ascetics stand behind, symbolizing society safeguarded by dharma; the tīrtha shrine remains in the background as witness.
FAQs
Dharma becomes truly blessed and enduring when it is actively protected and lived by the virtuous.
The verse is part of the Mahātmya narrative context in Kaumārikākhaṇḍa; the immediate focus is on praising Dharma rather than naming a specific tīrtha in this line.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is a commendation of steadfast dharmic conduct.