Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
लब्ध्वा स तेषामाज्ञां तु प्रीतो दशरथात्मजः । जीर्णोद्धारेऽनंतगुणं फलमिच्छन्निलापतिः
labdhvā sa teṣāmājñāṃ tu prīto daśarathātmajaḥ | jīrṇoddhāre'naṃtaguṇaṃ phalamicchannilāpatiḥ
അവരുടെ ആജ്ഞ ലഭിച്ചതോടെ ദശരഥപുത്രൻ സന്തോഷിച്ചു; ഭൂമിയുടെ അധിപനായിട്ടും ജീർണോദ്ധാരത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള അനന്തഗുണഫലം ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു പ്രവർത്തിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
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Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya Mahāsthāna
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, delighted after receiving the deities’ command, resolves to restore the ruined sacred complex, motivated by the immeasurable fruit of jīrṇoddhāra.
FAQs
Restoring sacred or fallen religious structures is praised as a supremely meritorious act with immeasurable spiritual results.
The Dharmāraṇya sacred domain is the setting; the emphasis is on the holiness of the “mahāsthāna” being restored there.
Jīrṇoddhāra—repairing/renovating dilapidated sacred structures—is highlighted as a dharmic undertaking.