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
അവയെല്ലാം പുണ്യത്തിൽ തുല്യം; എന്നാൽ ധർമ്മകൂപം അതിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠം. മന്ത്രം, വേദം, യജ്ഞം, ദാനം, വ്രതം—എല്ലാം അവിടെ വിശേഷഫലപ്രദം।
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.