Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
रोपयेत्पालयेद्यो वै सूर्य्यवृक्षं नरोत्तमः । सप्तकल्पं वसेत्सोऽत्र समीपे भास्करस्य हि
ropayetpālayedyo vai sūryyavṛkṣaṃ narottamaḥ | saptakalpaṃ vasetso'tra samīpe bhāskarasya hi
The best of men who plants and tends the Sun’s sacred tree dwells here for seven kalpas, indeed, in the very proximity of Bhāskara (the Sun).
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Sūrya-vṛkṣa-sthāna in Dvārakā/Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A noble pilgrim plants a sapling in a sunlit grove and waters it; Bhāskara appears above in a radiant aura, indicating the devotee’s future dwelling near the Sun for seven kalpas.
FAQs
Nurturing sacred trees is a powerful dharmic act that grants enduring spiritual reward and divine proximity.
Dvārakā and its sanctified religious ecology and observances within the Dvārakā-māhātmya.
Plant and protect a tree sacred to Sūrya (sūryavṛkṣa) as a meritorious vow-like act.