Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
स्वानुरागैः सुरभिभिः स्वादुभिश्च पचेलिमैः । प्रीणयेदर्थिसार्थं यो वृत्तैर्निजफलैरलम्
svānurāgaiḥ surabhibhiḥ svādubhiśca pacelimaiḥ | prīṇayedarthisārthaṃ yo vṛttairnijaphalairalam
अपने स्वाभाविक सुगंधित, मधुर और पके हुए फलों से वह वृक्ष याचकों की भीड़ को भलीभाँति प्रसन्न करता है, अपने ही फल-वैभव से उन्हें पर्याप्त तृप्त करता है।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāñcana-śākhā Vata (fruit-giving refuge)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya / sages (contextual)
Scene: Clusters of ripe, sweet, fragrant fruits hang from the banyan; supplicants and travelers receive them, their faces bright with satisfaction, while the tree stands as a symbol of effortless giving.
FAQs
A tīrtha embodies dāna and saṅgraha of merit through generosity—here symbolized by a tree that gives without being asked.
The Kāñcanaśākhā banyan associated with the Kāśī sacred environment (Ānandavana) in this chapter.
No explicit ritual; the verse implicitly upholds the dharma of hospitality and giving (dāna) through the imagery of abundant fruits.