धर्मारण्यात्परं नास्ति भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । स्वर्गे देवाः प्रशंसंति धर्मारण्यनिवासिनः
dharmāraṇyātparaṃ nāsti bhuktimuktipradāyakam | svarge devāḥ praśaṃsaṃti dharmāraṇyanivāsinaḥ
دھرم آراṇیہ سے بڑھ کر کوئی مقام نہیں جو بھوگ (دنیاوی لذت) اور موکش (نجات) دونوں عطا کرے۔ حتیٰ کہ سُورگ میں بھی دیوتا دھرم آراṇیہ کے رہنے والوں کی ستائش کرتے ہیں۔
Vasiṣṭha (contextual; praising Dharmāraṇya to Rāma)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas in svarga extolling the merit of those who dwell in Dharmāraṇya; below, serene ascetics and householders living in a sacred forest near tīrtha waters, embodying both prosperity and renunciation.
A supreme tīrtha harmonizes dharma with both life’s aims—bhukti (well-being) and mukti (liberation).
Dharmāraṇya, presented as unmatched among sacred places.
The verse highlights residence (nivāsa) as meritorious; no specific dāna/snānā/japa is stated.