Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । धर्मारण्येति त्रिदशैः कदा नाम प्रतिष्ठितम् । पावनं भूतले जातं कस्मात्तेन विनिर्मितम्
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | dharmāraṇyeti tridaśaiḥ kadā nāma pratiṣṭhitam | pāvanaṃ bhūtale jātaṃ kasmāttena vinirmitam
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa rằng: “Chư thiên đã thiết lập danh xưng ‘Dharmāraṇya’ vào khi nào? Vì nhân duyên gì mà nơi thanh tịnh này xuất hiện trên mặt đất, và vì sao nó được tạo dựng?”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Court/āśrama dialogue: Yudhiṣṭhira seated respectfully, hands in añjali, asking a sage/narrator about Dharmāraṇya’s founding; behind them, a symbolic vision of devas establishing a forest-kshetra on earth.
FAQs
Sacred geography is rooted in divine establishment and purpose; understanding a tīrtha’s origin deepens faith and right practice.
Dharmāraṇya—specifically its divine naming, establishment, and origin on earth.
None; this verse introduces an inquiry that typically precedes the tīrtha’s origin narrative and associated rites.