Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
उदतिष्ठत्समीपे मे तस्माद्बिल्वो भवत्वयम् । इमं वृक्षं समासाद्य भक्तितः पत्रसंचयम्
udatiṣṭhatsamīpe me tasmādbilvo bhavatvayam | imaṃ vṛkṣaṃ samāsādya bhaktitaḥ patrasaṃcayam
Puisqu’il s’est dressé près de moi, qu’il soit donc nommé «Bilva». Celui qui s’approche de cet arbre avec dévotion doit en recueillir un faisceau de feuilles…
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Bilva-vṛkṣa (sacred bilva tree)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pārvatī names the tree ‘Bilva’ because it rose near her; she instructs devotees to approach it with bhakti and gather its leaves as a sacred collection for worship.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through simple offerings—like sacred leaves—becomes a direct path to grace in holy places.
The bilva-tree tīrtha-context in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where the tree’s very presence near Devī sanctifies the locale.
Approach the bilva tree with bhakti and collect its leaves for worship/offering.