Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
यावत्संधारयेद्भूमिस्तमश्वत्थं नराधिप । कृतोद्वाहं समं शम्या तावद्वंशोऽपि तिष्ठति
yāvatsaṃdhārayedbhūmistamaśvatthaṃ narādhipa | kṛtodvāhaṃ samaṃ śamyā tāvadvaṃśo'pi tiṣṭhati
Wahai raja, selama bumi menopang pohon aśvattha itu, selama itu pula wangsa tetap bertahan—teguh laksana landasan yang kukuh, seakan telah ditegakkan oleh upacara yang semestinya.
Unknown (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrator addressing a king; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Aśvattha-pratiṣṭhā (as a merit-anchor)
Type: kshetra
Listener: narādhipa
Scene: A flourishing aśvattha stands rooted and protected; behind it, a visual metaphor of an unbroken family line (ancestors-descendants) indicating vaṃśa continuity as long as the tree endures.
FAQs
Sustaining sacred dharmic supports—like the aśvattha planted for the Pitṛs—symbolically and karmically sustains one’s lineage.
Not specified in this verse; the emphasis is on the merit of aśvattha establishment within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
Continued maintenance of the established aśvattha as a long-term dharmic observance tied to family continuity.