Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
रक्षितव्यास्त्वया देव यावच्चंद्रार्कमेदिनी । एवमस्त्विति सोवादीद्गणनाथो महेश्वरः
rakṣitavyāstvayā deva yāvaccaṃdrārkamedinī | evamastviti sovādīdgaṇanātho maheśvaraḥ
ହେ ଦେବ! ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର-ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସହିତ ପୃଥିବୀ ଯେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ରହିବ, ସେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ତୁମେ ଏମାନଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ତେବେ ଗଣନାଥ ମହେଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—“ଏବମସ୍ତୁ।”
Narrator (reporting the assent of Gaṇanātha)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇanātha/Maheśvara solemnly assents to a request of perpetual protection over Dharmāraṇya; a vow-like moment with cosmic witnesses (sun and moon implied).
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is secured by enduring divine guardianship, making dharma sustainable across ages.
Dharmāraṇya is the protected sacred region, implied to remain safeguarded for all time.
No explicit ritual; the verse records a divine commitment (anugraha) of long-term protection.