Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50
सर्वे देवा विश्ववृक्षेशयाश्च कृष्णा धारा कृष्णमध्याग्रकाश्च । यस्मिन्देवे सेविते विश्वपूज्ये सर्वं तृप्तं जायते विश्वमेतत्
sarve devā viśvavṛkṣeśayāśca kṛṣṇā dhārā kṛṣṇamadhyāgrakāśca | yasmindeve sevite viśvapūjye sarvaṃ tṛptaṃ jāyate viśvametat
Ali estão presentes todos os deuses—juntamente com as potências que presidem à Árvore Cósmica—: como correntes escuras e como a presença mística sombria que permeia o seu meio e o seu cume. Quando essa Deidade, venerada por todo o universo, é servida com devoção, este universo inteiro se torna saciado e pleno.
Narrative voice (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Viśvavṛkṣa-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast cosmic tree whose roots, trunk, and crown shimmer with subtle divine forms; dark, flowing ‘streams’ (kṛṣṇā dhārāḥ) course like sap/riverlets; devas appear as luminous presences nested in bark and leaves; a devotee performs seva at the base, and the world around looks nourished and content.
FAQs
Serving the universally worshipful Deity at a sacred locus brings tṛpti—wholeness and satisfaction—not only to the devotee but symbolically to the entire cosmos.
The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single śloka excerpt.
The implied practice is sevā/pūjā (devotional service and worship) of the viśvapūjya Deity; no detailed rite (snāna/dāna/japa) is specified here.
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