Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
स भवान्या विनिक्षिप्तो भूतले निपपात च । महातरुरयं जातो मन्दरे पर्वतोत्तमे
sa bhavānyā vinikṣipto bhūtale nipapāta ca | mahātarurayaṃ jāto mandare parvatottame
Titisan itu, yang dilepaskan oleh Bhavānī, jatuh ke bumi. Daripadanya lahirlah pohon agung ini di Gunung Mandara, yang termulia antara segala gunung.
Vāṇī (Sarasvatī) continuing narration
Tirtha: Mandara (birthplace of the mahā-taru)
Type: peak
Listener: Mahendra (Indra)
Scene: A luminous drop touches earth on Mandara; instantly a majestic bilva tree rises—trunk spiraling upward, leaves shimmering like emeralds, with Devī’s aura lingering in the air.
FAQs
The holiness of ritual materials is grounded in mythic origins—here, a sacred tree arises from the Goddess herself.
Mandara, the famed mountain, is named as the locus of the tree’s manifestation.
None directly; it establishes why Bilva (implied) is worthy for later worship/offerings.