Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । धर्मारण्येति त्रिदशैः कदा नाम प्रतिष्ठितम् । पावनं भूतले जातं कस्मात्तेन विनिर्मितम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | dharmāraṇyeti tridaśaiḥ kadā nāma pratiṣṭhitam | pāvanaṃ bhūtale jātaṃ kasmāttena vinirmitam
ယုဓိဋ္ဌိရက ပြောသည်– “ဒေဝတားတို့သည် ‘ဓမ္မာရဏ္ယ’ ဟူသော နာမဖြင့် မည်သည့်အခါ တည်ထောင်ခဲ့သနည်း။ မြေပြင်ပေါ်၌ ဤသန့်စင်ပေးသော အရပ်သည် မည်သည့်အကြောင်းကြောင့် ပေါ်ပေါက်လာ၍ အဘယ်ကြောင့် ဖန်ဆင်းထားသနည်း?”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Court/āśrama dialogue: Yudhiṣṭhira seated respectfully, hands in añjali, asking a sage/narrator about Dharmāraṇya’s founding; behind them, a symbolic vision of devas establishing a forest-kshetra on earth.
FAQs
Sacred geography is rooted in divine establishment and purpose; understanding a tīrtha’s origin deepens faith and right practice.
Dharmāraṇya—specifically its divine naming, establishment, and origin on earth.
None; this verse introduces an inquiry that typically precedes the tīrtha’s origin narrative and associated rites.