Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18
अब्राह्मणमिदं तीर्थं पीडयिष्यंति जन्तवः । तस्मात्त्वं वाडवाञ्छौरे समानय ऋषी न्बहून् । धर्मारण्यं यथा भाति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
abrāhmaṇamidaṃ tīrthaṃ pīḍayiṣyaṃti jantavaḥ | tasmāttvaṃ vāḍavāñchaure samānaya ṛṣī nbahūn | dharmāraṇyaṃ yathā bhāti trailokye sacarācare
Tīrtha ini, jika tanpa brāhmaṇa, akan ditindas oleh makhluk-makhluk. Maka, wahai Śauri, bawalah ramai Vāḍava dan himpunkan ramai ṛṣi, agar Dharmāraṇya bersinar di seluruh tiga loka—yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak.
Yama
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A concerned divine/royal figure addressing Śauri, pointing toward a sacred grove; shadowy disruptive beings at the periphery; arriving caravans of Vāḍavas and lines of sages entering to restore brilliance to Dharmāraṇya.
FAQs
Sacred sites flourish and remain protected when upheld by brāhmaṇas and sages who sustain dharma and Vedic life.
Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha, envisioned to shine across the three worlds when properly established with ṛṣis and Vedic communities.
The implied prescription is to establish a Vedic ecosystem: bring brāhmaṇa communities (Vāḍavas) and many ṛṣis to maintain yajña and Vedic recitation.