Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
देवा ऊचुः । त्वमत्रस्थो महाभाग कुरु कार्यं च नः प्रभो । धर्मारण्ये च विप्राणां वणिग्जननिवासिनाम्
devā ūcuḥ | tvamatrastho mahābhāga kuru kāryaṃ ca naḥ prabho | dharmāraṇye ca viprāṇāṃ vaṇigjananivāsinām
Para dewa berkata: “Wahai Prabhu yang amat berbahagia, bersemayamlah di sini dan sempurnakanlah hajat kami, wahai Tuan. Di Dharmāraṇya, jadilah pemberi rahmat dan pelindung bagi para brāhmaṇa serta kaum pedagang yang menetap di sini.”
Devas
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas petition Gaṇādhyakṣa to remain present in Dharmāraṇya as guardian of brāhmaṇas and merchants; the forest-kshetra is shown with hermitages and a small market settlement at its edge.
FAQs
A sacred place thrives when dharmic communities are protected; divine guardianship supports social and spiritual order.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly named as the sacred region whose residents seek protection.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the verse is a petition for ongoing divine oversight of the tīrtha-community.