Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
अर्कपत्रेषु भुञ्जानोऽनुपमं लभते फलम् । वटपत्रेषु भोक्तव्यं चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः
arkapatreṣu bhuñjāno'nupamaṃ labhate phalam | vaṭapatreṣu bhoktavyaṃ cāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ
Makan di atas daun arka menghasilkan pahala yang tiada bandingan. Khususnya dalam Cāturmāsya, hendaklah makan di atas daun vaṭa (banyan).
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim under a banyan tree during monsoon season eats a simple offering on a large vaṭa leaf; nearby an arka shrub is shown, indicating alternative leaf practice; the scene emphasizes nature as ritual vessel.
FAQs
Even modest lifestyle choices, sanctified as vrata, are praised as powerful merit-generators in the purāṇic dharma framework.
The verse is primarily about Cāturmāsya practice rather than a named pilgrimage site, within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa sacred narrative context.
Eat on arka leaves; and especially in Cāturmāsya, use vaṭa (banyan) leaves for eating.