Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
महितो विश्वकर्मा च वसवश्चैव सर्वशः । तथा पितृगणाः सर्वे सर्वाणि च हवींष्यथ
mahito viśvakarmā ca vasavaścaiva sarvaśaḥ | tathā pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve sarvāṇi ca havīṃṣyatha
त्या पावन स्थानी विश्वकर्मा महिमायुक्त पूजिला जातो आणि वसु-गण सर्व प्रकारे पूजिले जातात। तसेच सर्व पितृगण श्रद्धेने वंदिले जातात आणि सर्व हव्य-हविष्य आहुतीही तेथेच उपस्थित आहेत।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced from Purāṇic narration style in Brāhma Khaṇḍa passages]
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A forest-kṣetra rendered as a luminous sacrificial ground: Viśvakarmā honored with artisan emblems, the eight Vasus as radiant guardians, and rows of pitṛs receiving offerings; havis appears as glowing ladles, clarified butter, and fire-altar light permeating the grove.
FAQs
A truly sacred place is one where devas, ancestors, and the spirit of sacrifice are naturally honoured—uniting worship, gratitude, and dharma.
Dharmāraṇya (the sacred Dharma-forest) is being praised as a locus where divine and ancestral presences are especially accessible.
The verse alludes to yajña-related worship—honouring Pitṛs and offering havis (oblations), implying tarpaṇa/śrāddha-yajña orientation though not detailing a procedure.