अष्टादशसहस्राणि पुण्यकार्येषु निर्मिताः । षट्त्रिंशत्तु सहस्राणि भृत्यास्ते वणिजो भुवि
aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi puṇyakāryeṣu nirmitāḥ | ṣaṭtriṃśattu sahasrāṇi bhṛtyāste vaṇijo bhuvi
புண்ணியச் செயல்களுக்காக பதினெட்டு ஆயிரம் பேர் நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ளனர். மேலும் பூமியில் முப்பத்தாறு ஆயிரம் பணியாளர்கள்—அவர்கள் வணிகர்கள் (வணிஜர்) ஆகவும் உள்ளனர்।
Narrator/teacher voice (contextual speaker not explicit in this verse; within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bustling yet serene sacred forest-settlement: groups performing charity kitchens, maintaining paths, tending lamps; merchants respectfully supplying pilgrims; attendants guiding visitors—everything orderly and dhārmic.
A great tīrtha sustains organized, large-scale meritorious activity and a supporting social order that enables dharma to flourish.
Dharmāraṇya, depicted as hosting extensive puṇya-works and a large resident/supporting population.
No single ritual; the verse indicates institutionalized ‘puṇyakārya’ (meritorious works), implying charity and service.