अश्वत्थं रोपयेद्यस्तु पृथिव्यां प्रयतो नरः । तस्य पापसहस्राणि विलयं यांति तत्क्षणात्
aśvatthaṃ ropayedyastu pṛthivyāṃ prayato naraḥ | tasya pāpasahasrāṇi vilayaṃ yāṃti tatkṣaṇāt
Nhưng người giữ giới, chuyên cần, nếu trồng cây Aśvattha trên mặt đất, thì hàng ngàn tội lỗi của người ấy tiêu tan ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy.
Brahmā (deduced from 'Brahma–Nārada saṃvāda' colophon context)
Tirtha: Aśvattha-ropaṇa (tree as merit-tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined devotee plants an Aśvattha sapling, offering water and prayer; a subtle aura indicates thousands of sins dissolving instantly.
Dharma expressed as life-giving acts (planting sacred trees) becomes powerful prāyaścitta, dissolving accumulated sin.
The Aśvattha is treated as a sacred locus of merit within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative frame.
Ropaṇa—planting an Aśvattha with purity/discipline (prayata).
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