Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
वसिष्ठ उवाच । यज्ञं कुरु महाभाग धर्मारण्ये त्वमुत्तमम् । दिनेदिने कोटिगुणं यावद्वर्षशतं भवेत्
vasiṣṭha uvāca | yajñaṃ kuru mahābhāga dharmāraṇye tvamuttamam | dinedine koṭiguṇaṃ yāvadvarṣaśataṃ bhavet
वसिष्ठ म्हणाले—हे महाभाग! धर्मारण्यात तू उत्तम यज्ञ कर; त्याचे पुण्य दिवसेंदिवस कोटीगुणे वाढत जाईल, असे शंभर वर्षेपर्यंत होईल।
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vasiṣṭha, radiant and authoritative, instructs the fortunate hero to perform an excellent yajña in Dharmāraṇya; the sacrificial ground is envisioned with vedi, kuśa, āhavanīya fire, and gathered ṛtviks.
FAQs
Right ritual performed in a sanctified place magnifies spiritual merit; sacred geography intensifies dharmic action.
Dharmāraṇya, praised as a place where yajña yields extraordinary, multiplying merit.
Performing a yajña (sacrificial rite) in Dharmāraṇya is prescribed as the key act.