Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
लक्ष्मणो लक्षणोपेतो भरतश्च महामतिः । शत्रुघ्नः सैन्यसहितोप्ययोध्यावासिनस्तथा
lakṣmaṇo lakṣaṇopeto bharataśca mahāmatiḥ | śatrughnaḥ sainyasahitopyayodhyāvāsinastathā
لکشمن جو نیک اوصاف سے آراستہ تھا؛ بھرت جو عظیم دانائی والا تھا؛ اور شترُگھن لشکر سمیت—اور اسی طرح ایودھیا کے باشندے بھی سب ساتھ چلے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in broader frame)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (destination implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand departure: Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, Śatrughna with armed escort; citizens of Ayodhyā follow with offerings; banners and conches; the procession heads toward forested sacred lands.
FAQs
Dharma becomes a shared social movement when leaders and citizens together participate in sacred acts like pilgrimage.
Dharmāraṇya is the contextual locus; the verse highlights the participants rather than naming a new tīrtha.
No explicit prescription; it continues the narrative of the pilgrimage party.