Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
देवदारुवने पुण्य ऋषयस्तपसा युताः । निवसंति वरारोहे शतशोथ सहस्रशः
devadāruvane puṇya ṛṣayastapasā yutāḥ | nivasaṃti varārohe śataśotha sahasraśaḥ
പുണ്യമായ ദേവദാരുവനത്തിൽ തപസ്സിൽ യുക്തരായ ഋഷിമാർ വസിക്കുന്നു, ഹേ സുന്ദരനിതംബിനീ—അവർ നൂറുകളായും ആയിരങ്ങളായും ഉണ്ട്।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A vast sacred forest of devadāru trees with numerous hermitages; hundreds and thousands of sages in matted hair and bark garments performing tapas—fire altars, meditation, japa, and study.
FAQs
Holy landscapes are defined by the presence of tapas and ṛṣi communities, making the region spiritually potent.
Devadāruvana, presented as a sanctified forest setting within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative.
None directly; the verse establishes the sacred setting (a rishi-filled forest) that supports later tīrtha practices.