Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
रोपयेत्पालयेद्यो वै सूर्य्यवृक्षं नरोत्तमः । सप्तकल्पं वसेत्सोऽत्र समीपे भास्करस्य हि
ropayetpālayedyo vai sūryyavṛkṣaṃ narottamaḥ | saptakalpaṃ vasetso'tra samīpe bhāskarasya hi
जो श्रेष्ठ पुरुष सूर्य के पवित्र वृक्ष को लगाता और उसकी सेवा-रक्षा करता है, वह यहाँ भास्कर (सूर्य) के सान्निध्य में सात कल्पों तक निवास करता है।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Sūrya-vṛkṣa-sthāna in Dvārakā/Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A noble pilgrim plants a sapling in a sunlit grove and waters it; Bhāskara appears above in a radiant aura, indicating the devotee’s future dwelling near the Sun for seven kalpas.
FAQs
Nurturing sacred trees is a powerful dharmic act that grants enduring spiritual reward and divine proximity.
Dvārakā and its sanctified religious ecology and observances within the Dvārakā-māhātmya.
Plant and protect a tree sacred to Sūrya (sūryavṛkṣa) as a meritorious vow-like act.