Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
सर्वासामिह बुद्धीनां धर्मबुद्धिर्भवानज । अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षेषु सोमवल्ली लतासु च
sarvāsāmiha buddhīnāṃ dharmabuddhirbhavānaja | aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣeṣu somavallī latāsu ca
De todas as compreensões aqui, tu és a compreensão do dharma, ó Não-Nascido. Entre todas as árvores, tu és o Aśvattha; e entre as trepadeiras, a videira de Soma.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Under a venerable aśvattha tree near a Kāśī lane, a devotee contemplates dharma; above, the Lord is envisioned as the essence of dharma-intelligence and as soma-rasa flowing like moonlight.
FAQs
True dharmic intelligence is a divine gift; the Lord is present as the sanctity within revered symbols of nature.
Kāśī, where the Lord is celebrated as the source of dharma and sacredness in all forms.
No direct prescription; sacred tree and Soma imagery imply worship through revered natural emblems used in Vedic-Purāṇic rites.