Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
अशोकाश्चंपकाश्चूता यूथ्यश्चैव कदंबकाः । नीषाः प्रियालाः पनसा राजवृक्षाश्चरायणाः
aśokāścaṃpakāścūtā yūthyaścaiva kadaṃbakāḥ | nīṣāḥ priyālāḥ panasā rājavṛkṣāścarāyaṇāḥ
اشوک، چمپک، آم کے درخت، یوتھکا کی بیلیں اور کدمب؛ نیز نیشا، پریال، پنس (کٹہل)، راج وَرِکش اور دوسری جنگلی نباتات—سب کثرت سے نمایاں ہو گئیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A catalogue of spring trees and creepers—Aśoka, Campaka, Mango, Yūthikā, Kadamba, Nīṣa, Priyāla, Jackfruit, Rājavṛkṣa—rising in abundance, suggesting a sudden, luxuriant bloom.
FAQs
Sacred places are portrayed as dhārmic landscapes where nature itself becomes an offering and sign of divine presence.
Kedāra-kṣetra and its sanctified surroundings in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None; it is a descriptive glorification of the holy environment.