Skandapurana 7.16.24_100

7.16.24_100

umovāca
chedaṃ bhedaṃ trāsanaṃ ca rākṣasairnirayopagaiḥ .
kathaṃ pitṝṇāṃ taravo vārayanti yamakṣaye . . 1 9. .
devadeva uvāca
śṛṇuṣva chedaṃ bhedaṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ yamasādane .
yathā vai20 pārayantyete21 taravo nāganandini .. 8.158.20 . .
ete nirudyamā devi vihīnāḥ karaṇairuta .
yajñerthitāste devānāṃ taravo - - - - - - . . 21 . .
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dakṣaśāpena bhagavan vayaṃ hyupahatendriyāḥ ..22 ..

Umā said:
Cutting, cleaving, and terror by rākṣasas gone to hell—
how do trees ward [this] off for the ancestors in Yama's abode?
The god of gods said:
Hear, O daughter of the mountain, how these trees
are indeed able to ward off the cutting and cleaving of ancestors in Yama's residence.
These [trees], O goddess, are inert and deprived of sense organs;
entreated by the sacrifice of the gods, the trees […]
[…]
'O venerable one, by the curse of Dakṣa our senses are indeed impaired.