Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
क्षीरवृक्षाः क्षीरयुक्तैस्तोयैः सिक्ताः शुभप्रदाः । चतुष्टयं च वृक्षाणां यच्चोक्तं पूर्वतो मया
kṣīravṛkṣāḥ kṣīrayuktaistoyaiḥ siktāḥ śubhapradāḥ | catuṣṭayaṃ ca vṛkṣāṇāṃ yaccoktaṃ pūrvato mayā
Les arbres à sève lactée, arrosés d’une eau mêlée de lait, accordent l’auspice. Et quant au groupe des quatre arbres que j’ai évoqué auparavant…
Gālava
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred grove: four prominent trees stand near a tīrtha; devotees pour water mixed with milk from brass pots, with lamps and white flowers placed at the roots.
FAQs
Offering appropriate substances (like milk-mixture for kṣīra trees) aligns ritual with nature and yields śubha (auspicious merit).
The broader frame remains Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, while this verse focuses on tree-specific offerings.
Water kṣīra-vṛkṣas with milk-mixed water; the verse also signals an upcoming/previously stated list of four important trees.