Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
राम उवाच । धर्मारण्ये महाक्षेत्रे किं कर्त्तव्यं द्विजोत्तम । दानं वा नियमो वाथ स्नानं वा तप उत्तमम्
rāma uvāca | dharmāraṇye mahākṣetre kiṃ karttavyaṃ dvijottama | dānaṃ vā niyamo vātha snānaṃ vā tapa uttamam
Rāma bersabda: “Wahai brāhmaṇa yang utama, di mahākṣetra Dharmāraṇya apakah yang harus dilakukan—dāna, niyama, snāna, atau tapa yang paling luhur?”
Rāma
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma respectfully addresses Vasiṣṭha, asking what is to be done in Dharmāraṇya—charity, observances, bathing, or austerity—framing a didactic moment.
FAQs
In a powerful kṣetra, seekers should align practice with scriptural guidance—choosing the most fitting discipline for attaining merit and purity.
Dharmāraṇya is presented as a mahākṣetra where many practices become especially potent.
The options listed are dāna (charity), niyama (vows/observances), snāna (sacred bathing), and tapas (austerity), to be clarified by the guru.