Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
कदंबो मंदरे ज्ञेयोजंबुर्वै गंधमादने । अश्वत्थो विपुले चैव सुपार्श्वेच वटोमतः
kadaṃbo maṃdare jñeyojaṃburvai gaṃdhamādane | aśvattho vipule caiva supārśveca vaṭomataḥ
على جبل ماندارا فاعلم أن شجرة كَدَمْبَة هناك؛ وعلى جبل غَنْدَهْمَادَنَة حقًّا شجرة جَمْبُو. وعلى فيبولا شجرة أَشْوَتْثَة، وعلى سوبارشڤا تُعَدّ شجرة ڤَطَة (البانيان المقدّس) حاضرة.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Mandara-Kadamba; Gandhamādana-Jambu; Vipula-Aśvattha; Supārśva-Vaṭa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four mountains each crowned or marked by a signature tree: fragrant Kadamba on Mandara, vast Jambu on Gandhamādana with heavy fruits, sacred Aśvattha with heart-shaped leaves on Vipula, ancient Vaṭa with aerial roots on Supārśva; Meru implied at center beyond.
FAQs
It presents nature—especially sacred trees—as part of a sanctified cosmic order, worthy of respect and remembrance in dharmic life.
No single pilgrimage site is singled out; the verse links sacred flora to cosmic mountains within Jambūdvīpa.
None explicitly; however, mentioning sacred trees often supports later practices of veneration (namaskāra, pradakṣiṇā) in Purāṇic tradition.