Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
कदंबो मंदरे ज्ञेयोजंबुर्वै गंधमादने । अश्वत्थो विपुले चैव सुपार्श्वेच वटोमतः
kadaṃbo maṃdare jñeyojaṃburvai gaṃdhamādane | aśvattho vipule caiva supārśveca vaṭomataḥ
บนเขามันทร พึงรู้ว่ามีต้นกทัมพะ; บนคันธมาทนะมีต้นชัมพุโดยแท้ บนวิปุละมีต้นอัศวัตถะ และบนสุปารศวะถือว่ามีต้นวฏะ (ไทร)
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Mandara-Kadamba; Gandhamādana-Jambu; Vipula-Aśvattha; Supārśva-Vaṭa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four mountains each crowned or marked by a signature tree: fragrant Kadamba on Mandara, vast Jambu on Gandhamādana with heavy fruits, sacred Aśvattha with heart-shaped leaves on Vipula, ancient Vaṭa with aerial roots on Supārśva; Meru implied at center beyond.
FAQs
It presents nature—especially sacred trees—as part of a sanctified cosmic order, worthy of respect and remembrance in dharmic life.
No single pilgrimage site is singled out; the verse links sacred flora to cosmic mountains within Jambūdvīpa.
None explicitly; however, mentioning sacred trees often supports later practices of veneration (namaskāra, pradakṣiṇā) in Purāṇic tradition.