Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
हरीतक्यः कटाहाश्च कर्यष्टा आटरूषकाः । विकच्छवः कपित्थाश्च रोहिणीवेत्रकद्रुमाः
harītakyaḥ kaṭāhāśca karyaṣṭā āṭarūṣakāḥ | vikacchavaḥ kapitthāśca rohiṇīvetrakadrumāḥ
On y trouvait des harītakī et des kaṭāha; des karyaṣṭā et des plantes āṭarūṣaka; des vikacchava et des arbres kapittha, ainsi que des rohiṇī avec des vetraka—répandant la beauté de bon augure de ce lieu saint.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A closer view of the grove’s underlayer: harītakī fruits, āṭarūṣaka shrubs, kapittha trees with round fruits, rohiṇī and vetraka (cane-like) trees forming thickets; the path glows with ‘maṅgala-śobhā’.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not only about temples; the kṣetra’s flora is portrayed as a sacred, merit-bearing domain.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region.
None explicitly; it is a descriptive māhātmya passage.