Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
आगतास्ता हरिः प्राह महत्कार्यमुपस्थितम् । गच्छन्तु त्वरिताः सर्वा धर्मारण्यं प्रति द्रुतम्
āgatāstā hariḥ prāha mahatkāryamupasthitam | gacchantu tvaritāḥ sarvā dharmāraṇyaṃ prati drutam
Setelah mereka tiba, Hari bersabda: “Suatu tugas agung telah mendatang. Kamu semua pergilah segera—berlarilah pantas—menuju Dharmāraṇya.”
Hari (contextually the deva-leader giving orders; likely Indra in this episode)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hari addresses a gathered retinue, issuing an urgent command to rush toward the sacred forest of Dharmāraṇya; sense of movement and impending divine work.
FAQs
The narrative underscores how sacred places and tapas generate decisive cosmic reactions—yet the true test is the ascetic’s inner discipline.
Dharmāraṇya is explicitly named as the spiritually charged destination.
None; it is an instruction within the story to proceed to Dharmāraṇya.