यमो विभीतकं चैव बकुलं नैरृताधिपः । वरुणः खर्जुरीवृक्षं पूगवृक्षं च मारुतः
yamo vibhītakaṃ caiva bakulaṃ nairṛtādhipaḥ | varuṇaḥ kharjurīvṛkṣaṃ pūgavṛkṣaṃ ca mārutaḥ
యముడు విభీతక వృక్షంలో నివసిస్తాడు; నైరృతి దిశాధిపతి బకుల వృక్షంలో. వరుణుడు ఖర్జూరి (ఖర్జూర) వృక్షంలో, మారుతుడు (వాయువు) పూగ (సుపారి) వృక్షంలో స్థితుడై ఉంటాడు.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Bahula (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred grove arranged like a directional maṇḍala: Yama in a vibhītaka, Nirṛti’s lord in a bakula, Varuṇa in a date-palm, and Vāyu in an areca—each tree subtly marked by its deity’s emblem and direction.
Cosmic order (dharma) is mirrored in nature: direction-guardians and deities are linked with particular trees, making the landscape itself a mandala of worship.
This is part of the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya’s mapping of sacred flora; it does not name a single tīrtha in this verse.
No direct prescription; the teaching supports tree-veneration and mindful conduct within sacred precincts.