Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
स्वर्गार्थं क्रियते धर्मस्तपश्च वरवर्णिनि । येन भोगाः प्रभुञ्जंति ये दिव्या ये च मानुषाः
svargārthaṃ kriyate dharmastapaśca varavarṇini | yena bhogāḥ prabhuñjaṃti ye divyā ye ca mānuṣāḥ
اے بہترین رنگت والی، جنت کی خاطر ہی دھرم اور تپسیا کی جاتی ہے، جس سے آسمانی اور انسانی دونوں طرح کی لذتیں حاصل ہوتی ہیں۔
Mahiṣa
Type: kshetra
Scene: The speaker gestures as if teaching: dharma and tapas rising like flames toward svarga, with celestial and human enjoyments depicted as two tiers of reward.
FAQs
The verse shows a common temptation: reducing dharma and tapas to mere enjoyment; Purāṇic dharma ultimately aims at purification and liberation beyond pleasure.
No tīrtha is named in this particular verse.
Tapas (austerity) is mentioned generally, without a specific method.