Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
उत्सवास्तत्र जायंते ग्रामेग्रामे पुरेपुरे । नाना यज्ञाः प्रवर्तंते नानाधर्मसमाश्रिताः
utsavāstatra jāyaṃte grāmegrāme purepure | nānā yajñāḥ pravartaṃte nānādharmasamāśritāḥ
അവിടെ ഗ്രാമം ഗ്രാമത്തിലും നഗരങ്ങൾ നഗരത്തിലും ഉത്സവങ്ങൾ ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു. നാനാവിധ ധർമ്മങ്ങളെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് പലവിധ യജ്ഞങ്ങൾ പ്രവൃത്തിക്കുന്നു.
Vyāsa (narrative context; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred region alive with simultaneous festivals: processions, banners, lamps, conch-sounds, and multiple yajña-vedīs smoking with offerings; villagers and city-dwellers participating in diverse dharmic observances.
FAQs
A truly sacred region naturally nurtures public dharma—festivals, yajñas, and righteous conduct flourish as a collective way of life.
The verse praises the wider sacred region of Dharmāraṇya (Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra) as a dharma-generating landscape.
It highlights the undertaking of various yajñas and dharmic observances, without naming a single specific rite.