Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110
अहं च नररूपी यो दृष्ट्वा ते धर्मसंस्थितिम् । धन्यस्तद्धर्ममार्गोऽयं पाल्यते यद्भवद्विधैः
ahaṃ ca nararūpī yo dṛṣṭvā te dharmasaṃsthitim | dhanyastaddharmamārgo'yaṃ pālyate yadbhavadvidhaiḥ
میں بھی—اگرچہ انسانی روپ میں ہوں—تیری دھرم میں ثابت قدمی دیکھ کر کہتا ہوں: یہ دھرم کا راستہ واقعی مبارک ہے، کیونکہ تیرے جیسے شریف لوگ اسے سنبھالتے اور قائم رکھتے ہیں۔
Śiva (Śaṅkara/Maheśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dignified figure (Śiva in human form) gestures approvingly toward the devotee, while villagers/ascetics stand behind, symbolizing society safeguarded by dharma; the tīrtha shrine remains in the background as witness.
FAQs
Dharma becomes truly blessed and enduring when it is actively protected and lived by the virtuous.
The verse is part of the Mahātmya narrative context in Kaumārikākhaṇḍa; the immediate focus is on praising Dharma rather than naming a specific tīrtha in this line.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is a commendation of steadfast dharmic conduct.