Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26
तत्र जप्तं हुतं दत्तं ध्यातं च नृपसत्तम । तत्सर्वं चाक्षयं तत्र जायते नात्र संशयः
tatra japtaṃ hutaṃ dattaṃ dhyātaṃ ca nṛpasattama | tatsarvaṃ cākṣayaṃ tatra jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
ഹേ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, അവിടെ ചെയ്ത ജപം, ഹോമത്തിൽ അർപ്പിച്ച ആഹുതി, നൽകിയ ദാനം, ചെയ്ത ധ്യാനം—ഇവയെല്ലാം അവിടെ അക്ഷയഫലമാകുന്നു; സംശയമില്ല।
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Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpasattama (best of kings)
Scene: Within a sacred forest clearing, a small fire-altar burns steadily; a sage leads japa while donors distribute gifts; a meditator sits under a tree—above them, a subtle aura suggests ‘akṣaya’ merit accumulating like luminous script.
FAQs
Sacred geography matters in Purāṇic dharma: acts like japa, homa, dāna, and dhyāna gain inexhaustible merit when performed in a consecrated place.
Dharmāraṇya is praised as a power-place where spiritual practices become akṣaya (imperishable).
The verse lists four practices performed there—japa, homa, dāna, and dhyāna—and states their merit becomes inexhaustible.