Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
दैत्यः पञ्चजनोनाम ऋषिः कश्यप एव च । देवी कपालिनीनाम अश्वत्थस्तु महाद्रुमः
daityaḥ pañcajanonāma ṛṣiḥ kaśyapa eva ca | devī kapālinīnāma aśvatthastu mahādrumaḥ
ที่นั่นมีไทตยะนามว่า ปัญจชนะ; และฤๅษี กัศยปะ; เทวีผู้มีนามว่า กปาลินี; และอัศวัตถะ ต้นไม้ใหญ่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience / brāhmaṇas in the narrative frame
Scene: A protective tableau: Pañcajana as subdued daitya presence, Ṛṣi Kaśyapa seated in tapas with kamaṇḍalu, Devī Kapālinī holding kapāla and trident-like attributes, and a massive Aśvattha tree spreading over a tīrtha boundary—signifying the kṣetra’s living guardianship.
FAQs
A tīrtha includes not only deities and sages but also sacred natural embodiments (like the Aśvattha), forming a complete dharmic ecosystem.
Dvārakā, where divine, sage, and sacred-tree presences are woven into the site’s māhātmya.
No explicit ritual is stated; however, mentioning the Aśvattha implies traditional reverence (pradakṣiṇā, worship) in tīrtha culture.