Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
शिवः पत्रेषु वसति फले गणपतिस्तथा । गंगापतिस्त्वचायां तु मज्जायां भगवा न्भवः
śivaḥ patreṣu vasati phale gaṇapatistathā | gaṃgāpatistvacāyāṃ tu majjāyāṃ bhagavā nbhavaḥ
In seinen Blättern wohnt Śiva, und in seiner Frucht ebenso Gaṇapati. In seiner Rinde weilt der Herr der Gaṅgā, und in seinem Mark ist Bhagavān Bhava.
Vāṇī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous sacred tree at a tīrtha; Śiva’s presence shimmering in the leaves, Gaṇapati in the fruits, Gaṅgāpati in the bark, and Bhava glowing within the pith—shown as subtle deity-forms emerging from each layer.
FAQs
Divinity permeates the natural world; the palāśa is taught as a multi-deity abode, making its reverence a comprehensive act of worship.
The text glorifies the palāśa itself as a sacred support within tīrtha tradition; a specific geographic tīrtha is not named in this verse.
A theological mapping used in worship: honoring different parts of the tree as seats of Śiva and Gaṇapati, supporting detailed tree-arcana.