Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
तत्र तालास्तमालाश्च पिप्पलाः पनसास्तथा । सदैव फलपुष्पाश्चा दृश्यंते सुमनोरमाः
tatra tālāstamālāśca pippalāḥ panasāstathā | sadaiva phalapuṣpāścā dṛśyaṃte sumanoramāḥ
সেখানে তাল, তমাল, পবিত্র অশ্বত্থ (পিপ্পল) ও কাঁঠাল গাছ আছে; তারা সদা ফল-ফুলে ভরা, অতিশয় মনোরম দেখা যায়।
Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic grove: palmyra, tamāla, pippala, and jackfruit trees, perpetually laden with fruits and blossoms, forming an enchanting sacred woodland.
FAQs
In a mahā-tīrtha, nature itself becomes a sign of merit—ever-fruitful trees mirror the kṣetra’s inexhaustible auspiciousness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is celebrated through its sacred, ever-flourishing groves.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse supports tīrtha-sevā through reverent viewing and dwelling in sacred groves.