Shloka 16
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
समन्तपञ्चकं नाम धर्मस्थानमनुत्तमम् आकमन्ताद् योजनानि पञ्च च सर्वतः
samantapañcakaṃ nāma dharmasthānamanuttamam ākamantād yojanāni pañca ca sarvataḥ
‘சமந்தபஞ்சகம்’ எனப்படும் ஒப்பற்ற தர்மஸ்தலம் உள்ளது; அது ‘ஆகமந்த’ இடத்திலிருந்து எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் ஐந்து யோஜனை அளவு விரிந்துள்ளது।
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FAQs
Dharma is anchored in sacred space as well as conduct: the text signals that certain regions are regarded as concentrated fields of merit (puṇya-kṣetra), where righteous acts, vows, and rites are especially efficacious.
Primarily within 'Vamśānucarita/Ākhyāna' framing that introduces a kṣetra-māhātmya; more specifically it functions as tīrtha-prasaṃśā (praise of a holy place) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It supports dharmaśāstric orientation typical of Purāṇic kṣetra sections.
By defining Samantapañcaka’s extent, the Purāṇa maps dharma onto geography: boundaries and measures sacralize the landscape, turning the region into a ritual mandala where order (dharma) is spatially embodied.