Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
न्यग्रोधो हि गृहे येषामश्वत्थं चूत एव वा । उदुंबरश्च पनसः सर्वभूत प्रियं हि तत्
nyagrodho hi gṛhe yeṣāmaśvatthaṃ cūta eva vā | uduṃbaraśca panasaḥ sarvabhūta priyaṃ hi tat
La demeure où se trouvent le nyagrodha (banian), ou l’aśvattha (figuier sacré), ou le cūta (manguier) ; de même l’udumbara (figuier en grappes) ou le panasa (jacquier) — cette habitation est chère et plaisante à tous les êtres.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A welcoming house shaded by a banyan and peepal, with mango, udumbara, and jackfruit trees; people and animals rest peacefully, suggesting the dwelling’s universal pleasantness.
FAQs
A home aligned with dharma and life-supporting sacred trees becomes naturally auspicious and benevolent to all beings.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose māhātmya frames even household signs within the sacred ethos of the region.
No direct rite is prescribed; the verse highlights dharmic auspiciousness through maintaining revered, life-giving trees at one’s dwelling.