Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
अशोकाश्चंपकाश्चूता यूथ्यश्चैव कदंबकाः । नीषाः प्रियालाः पनसा राजवृक्षाश्चरायणाः
aśokāścaṃpakāścūtā yūthyaścaiva kadaṃbakāḥ | nīṣāḥ priyālāḥ panasā rājavṛkṣāścarāyaṇāḥ
Pokok aśoka dan campaka, pokok mangga, sulur yūthikā serta kadamba; juga nīṣa, priyāla, nangka dan rājavṛkṣa—bersama tumbuhan rimba yang lain—tumbuh melimpah-ruah.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A catalogue of spring trees and creepers—Aśoka, Campaka, Mango, Yūthikā, Kadamba, Nīṣa, Priyāla, Jackfruit, Rājavṛkṣa—rising in abundance, suggesting a sudden, luxuriant bloom.
FAQs
Sacred places are portrayed as dhārmic landscapes where nature itself becomes an offering and sign of divine presence.
Kedāra-kṣetra and its sanctified surroundings in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None; it is a descriptive glorification of the holy environment.