Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73
अश्वत्थादिद्रुमैश्चैव नानावृक्षैरनेकशः । नानापुष्पैः सुगन्धाढ्यैर्भ्रमरैश्च निनादितम्
aśvatthādidrumaiścaiva nānāvṛkṣairanekaśaḥ | nānāpuṣpaiḥ sugandhāḍhyairbhramaraiśca nināditam
وہ مقام اشوتھّ اور دیگر درختوں سے، اور بے شمار قسم کے گھنے درختوں سے بھرپور تھا؛ طرح طرح کے خوشبودار پھولوں سے مہکتا، اور بھونروں کی گونج سے نغمہ ریز تھا۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dense sacred grove near a riverbank: aśvattha and many trees, thick flowering creepers, drifting fragrance, bees forming a living soundscape; soft light filtering through leaves.
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The sanctity of a place is portrayed through harmony of creation—beauty, fragrance, and natural sound become signs of sacredness.
A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-region depicted as a flourishing sacred grove, enhancing the site’s māhātmya.
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