Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सदैवाश्वत्थसेवनम् । यः करोति नरो भक्त्या पापं याति दिनोद्भवम्
tasmātsarvaprayatnena sadaivāśvatthasevanam | yaḥ karoti naro bhaktyā pāpaṃ yāti dinodbhavam
म्हणून सर्व प्रयत्नांनी सदैव अश्वत्थाचे सेवन-सेवन करावे. जो नर भक्तीने असे करतो, त्याचे पाप दिवसेंदिवस नष्ट होते.
Brahmā (deduced from 'Brahma–Nārada saṃvāda' colophon context)
Tirtha: Aśvattha-sevā (nitya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee returns each day to the same Aśvattha: sunrise light, water poured at the root, simple flowers, a small lamp; a subtle dark mist (sins) thinning day by day around the devotee.
FAQs
Steady devotional practice, not sporadic acts, steadily erodes pāpa and builds auspiciousness.
The Aśvattha is treated as an ever-accessible sacred focus for daily dharma and purification.
Aśvattha-sevā—regular devotional attendance (such as circumambulation, watering, offering) performed consistently.