Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 188
वृष्ट्या बभूवुरौषध्यो ग्राम्यारण्याश्चतुर्दश । अकृष्टपच्यानूप्तास्तोयभूमिसमागमात्
vṛṣṭyā babhūvurauṣadhyo grāmyāraṇyāścaturdaśa | akṛṣṭapacyānūptāstoyabhūmisamāgamāt
Par la pluie surgirent des plantes médicinales—quatorze sortes, tant domestiques que nées en forêt—mûrissant sans labour ni semailles, par la rencontre de l’eau et de la terre.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Monsoon rain falling on fields and forest; medicinal plants springing up in profusion, some cultivated near dwellings and others wild in the woods; earth and water meeting in shining rivulets.
FAQs
Nature’s generosity supports beings when harmony prevails; recognizing such gifts fosters dharma through gratitude and non-exploitation.
No particular sacred geography is referenced; it is a cosmological description of resources in an age.
None; the verse describes spontaneous produce rather than ritual practice.