Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74
सदेवैर्मुनिभिश्चैव विप्रैर्मत्यैश्च भूमिप । सेवितं दुःखहं चैव सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
sadevairmunibhiścaiva viprairmatyaiśca bhūmipa | sevitaṃ duḥkhahaṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
اے زمین کے پالنے والے بادشاہ! اسے دیوتا، مُنی، وِپر (برہمن) اور انسان بھی زیارت کرتے ہیں۔ یہ غم کو دور کرتا اور تمام گناہوں کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔
Vyāsa (continuing)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka-tīrtha (sarovara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: bhūmipa/nṛpa (king) explicitly addressed
Scene: A sacred lakeshore where devas appear subtly in the sky, sages and brāhmaṇas sit in prayer, and ordinary pilgrims approach with folded hands; the atmosphere feels like a sanctuary that lifts grief.
FAQs
Association with a true tīrtha is presented as a remedy for both inner sorrow and karmic impurity.
The Dharmāraṇya sarovara, praised as duḥkha-hara and sarva-pāpa-praṇāśana.
Not explicit here; the stated fruits strongly imply pilgrimage and bathing/worship at the site.