Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
यथा सर्वेषु वर्णेषु विप्रो मुख्यतमो भवेत् । मध्ये सर्वतरूणां च ब्रह्मवृक्षो महोत्तमः
yathā sarveṣu varṇeṣu vipro mukhyatamo bhavet | madhye sarvatarūṇāṃ ca brahmavṛkṣo mahottamaḥ
എല്ലാ വർണങ്ങളിലും ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ മുഖ്യനായി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നതുപോലെ, എല്ലാ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളിലും ബ്രഹ്മവൃക്ഷം പരമോത്തമമാണ്।
Vāṇī
Tirtha: Brahma-vṛkṣa (Palāśa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau: a venerable Brahma-vṛkṣa stands central, with other trees around; learned brāhmaṇas point and teach pilgrims its supremacy.
FAQs
The Purāṇas rank sacred supports of dharma—here, the palāśa is elevated as a premier sacred tree worthy of special reverence.
The glorification is of the Brahmavṛkṣa (palāśa) within a tīrtha-oriented discourse, not a named pilgrimage location.
An implied prescription of special honor: treating the Brahmavṛkṣa as foremost among trees, hence fit for prominent worship.