Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98
तानि सर्वाणि तुल्यानि धर्मकूपोऽधिको भवेत् । मन्त्रो वेदास्तथा यज्ञा दानानि च व्रतानि च
tāni sarvāṇi tulyāni dharmakūpo'dhiko bhavet | mantro vedāstathā yajñā dānāni ca vratāni ca
ಅವುಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಪുണ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾನ; ಆದರೆ ಧರ್ಮಕೂಪವು ಅಧಿಕ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ. ಮಂತ್ರ, ವೇದ, ಯಜ್ಞ, ದಾನ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ರತ—ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಫಲ ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Dharmakūpa
Type: kund
Scene: Dharmakūpa shown as a radiant well with steps; around it, sages chant Veda, a small yajña fire burns, donors give cows/food, and vow-keepers stand in prayer—depicting all dharmas converging at one locus.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity can magnify diverse dharmic practices—study, worship, charity, and vows—into greater spiritual yield.
Dharmakūpa, declared superior even to other liberation-famed places.
It highlights practices—mantra, Veda, yajña, dāna, vrata—as especially fruitful when performed in connection with Dharmakūpa.
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