Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
दृश्यते यदि पालाशः प्रातरुत्थाय मानवैः । नरकानाशु निर्धूय गम्यते परमं पदम्
dṛśyate yadi pālāśaḥ prātarutthāya mānavaiḥ | narakānāśu nirdhūya gamyate paramaṃ padam
மனிதர்கள் காலையில் எழுந்து பளாசத்தை தரிசித்தால், அவர்கள் நரகநிலைகளை விரைவில் நீக்கி பரமபதத்தை அடைவர்.
Vāṇī
Tirtha: Palāśa-darśana (Brahma-vṛkṣa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At dawn, villagers/pilgrims rise and gaze upon a blooming palāśa; the red-orange blossoms glow like fire, symbolizing the burning away of naraka-states.
FAQs
Even darśana (sacred seeing) done with faith is purifying; reverent contact with the sacred dispels heavy negativity and leads toward liberation.
The verse glorifies the palāśa as a sanctifying presence within tīrtha culture, without naming a particular pilgrimage site.
A morning practice: rising early and taking darśana of the palāśa.
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