Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
मारुताकलितास्तत्र द्रुमाः कुसुमशाखिनः । पुष्पवृष्टिं विचित्रां तु विसृजंति च पादपाः
mārutākalitāstatra drumāḥ kusumaśākhinaḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ vicitrāṃ tu visṛjaṃti ca pādapāḥ
Là, agités par la brise, les arbres aux branches chargées de fleurs répandaient une pluie merveilleuse de pétales.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A gust of wind ripples through flowering boughs; petals cascade like rain, forming a colorful carpet while the grove glows with fragrance.
FAQs
The ‘rain of flowers’ is a sign of divine favor—nature itself participates in honoring the sanctity of the kṣetra.
Dharmāraṇya, where even the wind prompts auspicious blossom-showers.
None explicitly; the imagery functions as māhātmya-style auspicious praise.