Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
एवं शाखाऽगमं ज्ञात्वा तस्य सर्वं यथाक्रमम् । मूलवंशादधिष्ठानं न्यग्रोधस्येव सर्वतः
evaṃ śākhā'gamaṃ jñātvā tasya sarvaṃ yathākramam | mūlavaṃśādadhiṣṭhānaṃ nyagrodhasyeva sarvataḥ
So soll man, nachdem man die Verzweigung der Abstammung jener Familie der Reihe nach erkannt hat, sie auf die Wurzel-Linie des Geschlechts gründen — wie den Banyan, dessen Halt von der Wurzel aus überallhin sich ausbreitet.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A banyan tree dominates the scene, its vast canopy and aerial roots symbolizing branching descent; beneath it, a priest points from the trunk (mūla) to branching lines on a genealogical diagram.
FAQs
A stable spiritual and ritual life depends on clear roots—orderly knowledge of one’s foundations supports all later acts.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Confirm the full genealogical branching in sequence and ground the procedure upon the verified root lineage.