Rite of Tree Consecration and the Merit of Planting Sacred Trees
प्लक्षो यज्ञप्रदः प्रोक्तः क्षीरी चायुःप्रदः स्मृतः । जंबुकी कन्यकादात्री भार्यादा दाडिमी तथा
plakṣo yajñapradaḥ proktaḥ kṣīrī cāyuḥpradaḥ smṛtaḥ | jaṃbukī kanyakādātrī bhāryādā dāḍimī tathā
ப்லக்ஷம் யாகப் பலனை அளிப்பதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது; க்ஷீரீ ஆயுளை அளிப்பதாக நினைக்கப்படுகிறது. ஜம்பூகீ கன்னியைக் கொடுக்கும் வரம் தரும்; தாடிமீயும் அதுபோல மனைவி வரம் தருவதாகச் சொல்லப்படுகிறது.
Pulastya (in dialogue with Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चायुःप्रदः = च + आयुःप्रदः (स्वर-सन्धि); यज्ञप्रदः/आयुःप्रदः/कन्यकादात्री/भार्यादा इत्यत्र उपपद-समास (दातृ/दा-प्रातिपदिकेन सह)
It assigns specific boon-bestowing powers (phala-śruti) to certain sacred trees—merit of sacrifice, longevity, and fulfillment of family-life aspirations—reflecting the Purāṇic idea that dharmic reverence brings tangible results.
Such statements function as phala-śruti (promised outcomes) to encourage protection and veneration of life-sustaining trees, framing social aims (marriage, progeny, longevity) within a dharmic ecology.
The emphasis is primarily on ritual merit and auspicious results (yajña-phala, āyus, household prosperity). In the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa context, it supports dharma through sanctifying natural objects rather than presenting a distinct sectarian bhakti doctrine.