Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
न स वृक्षो न सा वल्ली नौषधी सा धरातले । न तत्र याऽसुरज्येष्ठ पर्वते वीक्षिता मया
na sa vṛkṣo na sā vallī nauṣadhī sā dharātale | na tatra yā'surajyeṣṭha parvate vīkṣitā mayā
Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng A-tu-la, trên mặt đất này không có cây, không có dây leo, không có dược thảo nào mà ta lại không thấy ở ngọn núi ấy.
Narrator addressing an Asura leader (deduced from vocative ‘asurajyeṣṭha’)
Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata
Type: kshetra
Listener: Asura-jyeṣṭha (foremost of Asuras)
Scene: A sweeping panoramic view of Arbuda where every ecological niche appears—trees, creepers, and medicinal herbs carpeting the slopes—conveying encyclopedic botanical richness; a speaker addressing an asura-chief is implied.
FAQs
A mahā-tīrtha is portrayed as complete and unsurpassed—nothing auspicious in the world is missing from it.
Mount Arbuda, presented as containing every auspicious plant and herb.
None explicitly.