Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
धर्म्मारण्यपतिस्त्रिविष्टपपतिर्नित्यं भवानीपतिः पापाद्वः स्थिरभोगयोगसुलभो देवः स धर्मेश्वरः । सर्वेषां हृदयानि जीवकलया व्याप्य स्थितः सर्वदा ध्यात्वा यं न पुनर्विशंति मनुजाः संसारकारागृहम्
dharmmāraṇyapatistriviṣṭapapatirnityaṃ bhavānīpatiḥ pāpādvaḥ sthirabhogayogasulabho devaḥ sa dharmeśvaraḥ | sarveṣāṃ hṛdayāni jīvakalayā vyāpya sthitaḥ sarvadā dhyātvā yaṃ na punarviśaṃti manujāḥ saṃsārakārāgṛham
Dialah Penguasa Dharmāraṇya, raja Triviṣṭapa (syurga), dan suami Bhavānī untuk selama-lamanya—Dialah Dharmeśvara, dewa yang mudah dicapai bagi kamu melalui keteguhan dalam bhoga dan disiplin yoga, serta penghapus dosa. Dia sentiasa meresapi hati semua makhluk melalui percikan hayat; dengan bermeditasi kepada-Nya, manusia tidak lagi memasuki penjara saṃsāra.
Narrative voice (stotra-style praise within the chapter)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Majestic Dharmeśvara (Śiva) as lord of Dharmāraṇya: seated in yogic posture, crescent moon and matted locks, with Bhavānī beside; a luminous thread of light extends from his heart into the hearts of beings, symbolizing pervasion; below, devotees meditate, the ‘prison-house’ of saṃsāra depicted as broken chains.
FAQs
Meditation on Dharmeśvara (Śiva), the indwelling Lord, is portrayed as the path that ends repeated bondage in saṃsāra.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly glorified through the epithet “Dharmāraṇya-pati,” presenting the site as Śiva’s sacred domain.
Dhyāna (meditation) on Dharmeśvara is the key practice highlighted.