Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
वामे ब्रह्मा दक्षिणे च हर एकः प्रकीर्तितः । पलाशपात्रे यो भुंक्ते नित्यमेव नरोत्तमः
vāme brahmā dakṣiṇe ca hara ekaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | palāśapātre yo bhuṃkte nityameva narottamaḥ
À gauche se tient Brahmā, et à droite il est proclamé que demeure Hara, l’Unique. Le meilleur des hommes, qui mange constamment dans un récipient fait de feuilles de palāśa, demeure toujours comblé de mérite sacré.
Vāṇī
Tirtha: Palāśa (Brahma-vṛkṣa)
Type: ghat
Listener: Narrative audience (within Brahmā–Nārada frame)
Scene: A noble devotee eats a simple vrata meal served on palāśa leaves; subtle divine presences: Brahmā to the left, Śiva (Hara) to the right, blessing the act; atmosphere of purity and restraint.
FAQs
Everyday acts, like taking food, become sanctified when aligned with dharma—using palāśa vessels is treated as a meritorious sacred practice.
The verse continues the palāśa-māhātmya within the tīrtha section; it does not name a particular pilgrimage site.
Eating from palāśa-made vessels/leaf-plates (palāśa-pātra) as a regular dharmic observance.