Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
सर्वामयहरं चैव सर्वपापौघहारिणम् । ये नराः कीर्तयिष्यंति नामाप्यश्वत्थवृक्षजम्
sarvāmayaharaṃ caiva sarvapāpaughahāriṇam | ye narāḥ kīrtayiṣyaṃti nāmāpyaśvatthavṛkṣajam
இது எல்லா நோய்களையும் அகற்றி, பாவங்களின் பெருக்கையும் ஒழிக்கிறது. அஸ்வத்த மரத்தின் நாமத்தையே பாடி அல்லது ஜபிக்கும் மனிதரும் அந்தப் புண்ணியத்தைப் பெறுவர்।
Skanda (deduced; not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees seated near the Aśvattha sing its name in chorus; waves of sound are visualized as luminous patterns that dispel dark clouds symbolizing disease and sin.
FAQs
Even nāma-kīrtana—praising or uttering the sacred name—has transformative power, signaling that devotion need not be elaborate to be effective.
The Aśvattha is exalted as a sacred presence; the verse focuses on the tree’s sanctity rather than a named geographic tīrtha.
Kīrtana/japa of the Aśvattha’s name as a purificatory practice.