[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.728 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.728 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.728 - **Language:** English ### [c5.728](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.728) DHARMĀRAṆYA (M). A forest which is a holy place. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva Chapter 82 Stanza 46, that the moment one enters this forest one would become sinless. This place was once the capital of the King named Asūtarajasa. (See under Kuśa I). - [Previous: c5.727](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.727) - [Next: c5.729](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.729) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.728](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.728) · Pramāṇa