Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63
ऋषय ऊचुः । शृणुष्वैकमना विप्र यो देवश्चात्र संस्थितः । पश्य निंबमिमं विप्र बहुशाखाप्रविस्तरम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śṛṇuṣvaikamanā vipra yo devaścātra saṃsthitaḥ | paśya niṃbamimaṃ vipra bahuśākhāpravistaram
ഋഷിമാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ കേൾക്കുക, ഹേ വിപ്ര, ഇവിടെ ഏത് ദേവൻ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതനാണെന്ന്. ഹേ വിപ്ര, ഈ വേപ്പുമരം നോക്കുക—അനേകം ശാഖകളാൽ വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
Tirtha: Nimba-mūla-sthāna (within Sūrya-kṣetra, Devikā-taṭa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vālmīki
Scene: Sages gesture toward a grand nimba tree with many branches; the listener’s gaze follows, anticipating a hidden deity at the roots; riverbank and hermitage calm surround them.
FAQs
Sacred places reveal themselves through attentive listening and visible signs in the landscape, such as venerable trees.
The Devikā-taṭa locality in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, indicated by the nimba tree as a sacred landmark.
An instruction in spiritual method: approach with ekāgratā (focused attention) and recognize the sthala’s signs before worship.