Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
सप्तर्षीनथ चाहूय संस्कारमंगलं तरोः । कारयामास तन्वंगी ततस्तां मुनयोऽब्रुवन्
saptarṣīnatha cāhūya saṃskāramaṃgalaṃ taroḥ | kārayāmāsa tanvaṃgī tatastāṃ munayo'bruvan
ثم استدعت الإلهةُ الرشيقةُ الأعضاء السبعَةَ رِشيّين، وأمرت بإقامة الطقوسِ المباركةِ للتقديس لتلك الشجرة؛ وبعد ذلك خاطبها الحكماءُ.
Narrator (Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Parvati summons the Seven Sages; they stand around the aśoka tree performing auspicious rites—sprinkling water, chanting, offering kusa and flowers—while Devī watches with composed authority.
FAQs
Auspicious undertakings are strengthened through saṃskāra (consecration) and the blessings of realized sages.
No named tīrtha appears; the focus is on rite and sage-authority within the narrative.
Saṃskāra-maṅgala (auspicious consecratory rites) for the tree, performed with the participation of the Seven Ṛṣis.