Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
सुपुष्प कृत्रिमोद्यानाः ससदाफलपादपाः । सपद्मिनीककासारा यत्र राजंति भूमयः
supuṣpa kṛtrimodyānāḥ sasadāphalapādapāḥ | sapadminīkakāsārā yatra rājaṃti bhūmayaḥ
তাত ভূমিসমূহ সুপুষ্পিত, কৌশলে নিৰ্মিত উদ্যানৰে শোভিত হ’ব; সৰ্বঋতুতে ফল ধৰা বৃক্ষসমূহেৰে, আৰু পদ্মসৰোবৰ তথা জলাশয়েৰে দীপ্তিমান হ’ব।
Gaṇas (continuing speech, deduced)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: An idyllic sacred landscape: manicured gardens in bloom, fruit-laden trees across seasons, lotus ponds with steps, pilgrims resting in shade, temples peeking beyond greenery.
FAQs
Merit manifests as harmony between society and nature—beauty, water-resources, and fertility are signs of dharmic flourishing.
No named tīrtha appears; the verse continues the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative fruit describing an ideal, prosperous region.
None directly; it is descriptive rather than prescriptive.