Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
नापुष्पः पादपः कश्चिन्नाफलो नापि कंटकी । षट्पदैरप्यनाकीर्णं नास्मिन्वै काननेभवेत्
nāpuṣpaḥ pādapaḥ kaścinnāphalo nāpi kaṃṭakī | ṣaṭpadairapyanākīrṇaṃ nāsminvai kānanebhavet
ในพนไพรอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น ไม่มีต้นไม้ใดไร้ดอก ไม่มีต้นใดไร้ผล และไม่มีต้นใดมีหนาม; ไม่มีแห่งหนใดเลยที่ไม่แน่นขนัดด้วยหมู่ภมรผึ้ง
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous sacred forest where every tree bears blossoms and fruit; no thorns; bees fill the air like living garlands.
FAQs
The holy kṣetra is depicted as free from harm (no thorns) and full of sweetness (flowers, fruits, bees), symbolizing the gentle fruit of dharma.
Dharmāraṇya, idealized as an ever-flowering, ever-fruiting sacred forest.
None; the verse is descriptive, establishing the forest’s auspicious perfection.