ब्रह्मचारियतिभ्यां च सेविता मोक्षदायिनी । एतेषां सर्ववृक्षाणां छेदनं नैव कारयेत्
brahmacāriyatibhyāṃ ca sevitā mokṣadāyinī | eteṣāṃ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ chedanaṃ naiva kārayet
ବ୍ରହ୍ମଚାରୀ ଓ ଯତିମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେବା କଲେ ଏହା ମୋକ୍ଷଦାୟିନୀ ହୁଏ; ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ବୃକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କାହାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ କାଟିବାକୁ କେବେ ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗ କରାଯିବ ନାହିଁ।
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A brahmacārin and a yati (renunciant) respectfully tending sacred trees; an axe set aside or broken to symbolize the prohibition of cutting; a serene forest-ashram setting.
Protection of sacred life (non-harm to revered trees) is integral to dharma and is linked to liberation-oriented devotion.
The ‘site’ is the sanctified grove/tree context within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha narrative, emphasizing sacred ecology.
Do not cut these sacred trees; instead, serve them—an observance suitable for students and renunciants as well.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.