Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
पिप्पलः पूजितो ध्यातो दृष्टः सेवित एव वा । पापरोगविनाशाय चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः । अश्वत्थं पूजितं सिक्तं सर्वभूतसुखावहम्
pippalaḥ pūjito dhyāto dṛṣṭaḥ sevita eva vā | pāparogavināśāya cāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ | aśvatthaṃ pūjitaṃ siktaṃ sarvabhūtasukhāvaham
Dù cây pippala được lễ bái, quán niệm, chiêm ngưỡng hay phụng sự—đặc biệt trong mùa Cāturmāsya—đều khiến tội lỗi và bệnh tật tiêu trừ. Cây Aśvattha, khi được thờ phụng và tưới nước, trở thành nguồn ban vui cho muôn loài.
Skanda (deduced; not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A montage-like scene: devotees worship with flowers and lamps, another meditates beneath the pippala, others simply behold it; during monsoon Cāturmāsya the tree appears radiant, and animals/birds gather peacefully, signifying ‘happiness for all beings’.
FAQs
Multiple modes of devotion—pūjā, dhyāna, darśana, and sevā—are all valid and efficacious, particularly in Cāturmāsya, yielding purification and wellbeing.
The sacred Aśvattha/Pippala is praised as a dhārmic center of merit within the chapter’s tīrtha-context.
Worship and watering (sevana/sechana) of the Aśvattha, with emphasis on performing it during Cāturmāsya.
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