Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
तत्राऽक्षय्यवटोऽप्यस्ति सप्तपातालमूलवान् । प्रलयेपि यमारुह्य मृकंडतनयोऽवसत्
tatrā'kṣayyavaṭo'pyasti saptapātālamūlavān | pralayepi yamāruhya mṛkaṃḍatanayo'vasat
तेथे अक्षय वटही आहे, ज्याची मुळे सात पाताळांपर्यंत पोहोचतात. प्रलयातही त्यावर चढून मृकंडूचा पुत्र (मार्कंडेय) सुरक्षित राहिला.
Skanda
Tirtha: Akṣaya-vaṭa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A colossal banyan with vast aerial roots descending like pillars; beneath it, pilgrims gaze upward; a pralaya vision overlays—endless waters—yet the tree stands; Markandeya (son of Mṛkaṇḍa) is shown climbing and dwelling safely.
FAQs
Prayāga contains imperishable sanctity—symbolized by Akṣaya-vaṭa—enduring even through pralaya.
Akṣaya-vaṭa at Prayāga, a famed sacred banyan associated with timeless protection.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights darśana and sanctity of the tree as a place of refuge.