Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
दिवस्पृशोऽथ संपुष्टाः पक्षिभिर्मधुरस्वनैः । विरेजुः पादपास्तत्र सुगन्धकुसुमैर्वृताः
divaspṛśo'tha saṃpuṣṭāḥ pakṣibhirmadhurasvanaiḥ | virejuḥ pādapāstatra sugandhakusumairvṛtāḥ
मग आकाशाला स्पर्श करणारे जणू असे उंच पादप तेथे पुष्ट झाले; मधुर स्वरांच्या पक्ष्यांनी वेढलेले, सुगंधी पुष्पांनी आच्छादित होऊन ते शोभून दिसत होते।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Towering trees rising toward the sky, wrapped in fragrant blossoms like garlands; birds with sweet voices animate the canopy; the whole grove gleams.
FAQs
Spiritual places are marked by upliftment—height, fragrance, and harmony—mirroring the elevation of the seeker’s mind.
Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as a flourishing, fragrant, bird-filled holy forest.
None; the verse is a praise-description of the kṣetra.