Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
एको हरिः सकलवृक्षगतो विभाति नानारसैस्तु परिभावितमूर्तिरेव । वृक्षाधिवासमगमत्कमला च देवी दुःखादिनाशनकरी सततं स्मृताऽपि
eko hariḥ sakalavṛkṣagato vibhāti nānārasaistu paribhāvitamūrtireva | vṛkṣādhivāsamagamatkamalā ca devī duḥkhādināśanakarī satataṃ smṛtā'pi
Hari ist Einer, und doch leuchtet Er, als sei Er in allen Bäumen gegenwärtig, und erscheint in Gestalten, als wären sie von ihren vielfältigen Säften und Essenzen geprägt. Auch die Göttin Kamalā (Lakṣmī) hat in den Bäumen Wohnung genommen; selbst wenn man nur ihrer gedenkt, wird sie beständig zur Vernichterin von Kummer und anderen Leiden.
Deductive: Brahmā in Brahma–Nārada dialogue (theological praise supporting Tulasī/tree sanctity)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A sacred grove where each tree subtly reveals Hari’s presence (aura, śaṅkha-cakra motifs in bark/leaf patterns) while Lakṣmī dwells as a gentle radiance; devotees remember her and their sorrow dissolves.
FAQs
The divine pervades sacred nature; remembering Lakṣmī and honoring sacred trees supports the removal of suffering.
This is a theological verse within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting; it glorifies sacred vegetation rather than naming a single tīrtha.
Smarana (devout remembrance) of Goddess Kamalā is stated as efficacious; the larger context encourages reverence and service to sacred plants like Tulasī.