Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
सिंहव्याघ्रैर्द्विपैश्चैव पक्षिभिर्विविधैस्तथा । गोमहिष्यादिभिश्चैव सारसैर्मृगशूकरैः
siṃhavyāghrairdvipaiścaiva pakṣibhirvividhaistathā | gomahiṣyādibhiścaiva sārasairmṛgaśūkaraiḥ
Tempat itu didiami singa dan harimau, gajah, serta pelbagai jenis burung; demikian juga lembu, kerbau dan seumpamanya, burung saras (bangau), rusa dan babi hutan.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king addressed as ‘nṛpaśārdūla’ (context continues in next verse)
Scene: A dense sacred forest teeming with lions, tigers, elephants, cranes, deer, boars, cattle and buffalo, suggesting a protected, numinous wilderness.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not only temples and rites; it is a living sacred landscape where nature itself participates in sanctity.
Dharmāraṇya, depicted as a thriving sacred forest.
None; the verse provides a descriptive inventory of the sacred grove’s inhabitants.