Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
मुमूर्षूणां मोक्षरूपो धरासंस्थो महाद्रुमः । अस्मिन्वसंति सततं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाः सदा
mumūrṣūṇāṃ mokṣarūpo dharāsaṃstho mahādrumaḥ | asminvasaṃti satataṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivāḥ sadā
മരണാസന്നർക്കായി ഭൂമിയിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ഈ മഹാവൃക്ഷം തന്നെയാണ് മോക്ഷസ്വരൂപം; ഇതിൽ ബ്രഹ്മാ, വിഷ്ണു, ശിവൻ എന്നിവർ സദാ നിരന്തരമായി വസിക്കുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Tirtha: Mahādruma (Pippala/Aśvattha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A massive Aśvattha rooted firmly in earth; within its canopy appear subtle forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, indicating constant indwelling; a dying devotee is brought beneath it, receiving peace.
FAQs
Reverence to the sacred tree is taught as a direct support for liberation, especially for those facing death, because it is regarded as a divine abode.
Within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context, the glorification centers on the sacred tree itself (especially Pippala/Aśvattha) as a living tīrtha in the described holy geography.
The verse implies devotional service (sevā/upāsanā) and veneration of the sacred tree as a mokṣa-oriented practice.