Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
वसंति वाडवा यत्र यजंति चैव याज्ञिकाः । वेदनिर्घोषसंयुक्तं भाति तत्तीर्थमुत्तमम्
vasaṃti vāḍavā yatra yajaṃti caiva yājñikāḥ | vedanirghoṣasaṃyuktaṃ bhāti tattīrthamuttamam
ಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಡವರು ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ, ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾಜ್ಞಿಕರು ನಿರಂತರ ಯಜ್ಞಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ, ಯಲ್ಲಿ ವೇದಘೋಷ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸುತ್ತದೋ—ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ತೀರ್ಥವು ಪರಮೋತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ।
Yama
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant forest-tīrtha with multiple yajña-vedīs, smoke of oblations rising, groups of Vāḍava brāhmaṇas chanting Veda in antiphonal cadence; the whole grove appears to ‘shine’ from the sonic sanctity.
FAQs
A holy place becomes radiant when Vedic learning, chanting, and yajña are actively maintained there.
Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha, characterized by Vedic recitation and sacrificial activity.
Performance of yajña by yājñikas and sustaining Vedic recitation (veda-nirghoṣa) are highlighted as sanctifying practices.