Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49
एवं प्रनषणं नष्टास्ते गताश्च दिशो दिश । धर्मारण्ये न तिष्ठंति वाडवा वणिजोऽपि वा
evaṃ pranaṣaṇaṃ naṣṭāste gatāśca diśo diśa | dharmāraṇye na tiṣṭhaṃti vāḍavā vaṇijo'pi vā
Assim, totalmente desnorteados e perdidos, partiram em todas as direções. Em Dharmāraṇya não permaneceram nem os negociantes de cavalos, nem sequer os mercadores.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Vyāsa continuing the account)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A chaotic dispersal: people running in different directions through the forest; abandoned packs; a sense of panic; Dharmāraṇya looming as vast and indifferent.
FAQs
When adharma or hostile forces prevail, even thriving human activity withdraws; sacred places can become inaccessible until restored.
Dharmāraṇya is the focal sacred region, described as becoming untenable for travelers and traders.
None in this verse.