Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73
अश्वत्थादिद्रुमैश्चैव नानावृक्षैरनेकशः । नानापुष्पैः सुगन्धाढ्यैर्भ्रमरैश्च निनादितम्
aśvatthādidrumaiścaiva nānāvṛkṣairanekaśaḥ | nānāpuṣpaiḥ sugandhāḍhyairbhramaraiśca nināditam
Avec l’aśvattha et d’autres arbres, avec d’innombrables essences en profusion ; avec des fleurs variées, riches de parfum, et retentissant du bourdonnement des abeilles.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dense sacred grove near a riverbank: aśvattha and many trees, thick flowering creepers, drifting fragrance, bees forming a living soundscape; soft light filtering through leaves.
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The sanctity of a place is portrayed through harmony of creation—beauty, fragrance, and natural sound become signs of sacredness.
A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-region depicted as a flourishing sacred grove, enhancing the site’s māhātmya.
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