Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
आंजनेयस्तु तद्वाक्यं प्रणम्य शिरसादधौ । जीर्णोद्धारं तदा कृत्वा कृतकृत्यो बभूव ह
āṃjaneyastu tadvākyaṃ praṇamya śirasādadhau | jīrṇoddhāraṃ tadā kṛtvā kṛtakṛtyo babhūva ha
آنجنیہ نے سر جھکا کر ان کلمات کو اپنے سر پر رکھا۔ پھر جو کچھ بوسیدہ و ویران ہو چکا تھا اس کی مرمت و تجدید کر کے وہ کِرتکرتیہ، یعنی فرض سے سبک دوش ہو گیا۔
Narrator
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hanumān bows deeply, accepting Rāma’s command; then a second vignette shows him overseeing restoration—lifting stones, rebuilding a shrine wall, clearing a tank—while devotees watch in gratitude.
FAQs
Sevā to a holy place—especially restoring what is ruined—is a complete dharmic act when done in obedience to righteous instruction.
The Dharmāraṇya sacred precinct is implied, where restoration and guardianship are performed.
Jīrṇoddhāra—repairing/renovating sacred structures or precincts.