Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
नागपुंनागबकुलाश्चंपका नागकेसराः । तथा च वनजंब्वश्च तथा कनककेतकाः
nāgapuṃnāgabakulāścaṃpakā nāgakesarāḥ | tathā ca vanajaṃbvaśca tathā kanakaketakāḥ
അവിടെ നാഗ, പുന്നാഗ, ബകുല, ചമ്പക, നാഗകേസര വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; കൂടാതെ വനജാംബു മരങ്ങളും സ്വർണ്ണവർണ്ണ കേതകി ചെടികളും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A richly blossoming forest around Kedāra: nāga and bakula trees, campaka and nāgakesara flowers, wild jambū, and golden ketakī plants—an inventory of fragrance and color.
FAQs
The tīrtha is sanctified not only by temples but by its living ecology—fragrant trees symbolize purity and devotional offering.
Kedārakṣetra’s sacred groves and gardens.
No direct rite; the flowers/trees imply materials traditionally used for Śiva-pūjā.