The origin and activities of Alakṣmī - Verse 48
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 6.48
Sanskrit Original
मल्लिका वा गृहे येषां सभार्यास्त्वं समाविश। कन्या च यत्र वै वल्ली द्रोही वा च जटी गृहे।।
mallikā vā gṛhe yeṣāṃ sabhāryāstvaṃ samāviśa| kanyā ca yatra vai vallī drohī vā ca jaṭī gṛhe||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Accompanied by your wife enter that place where there are thorny trees, where there is the winding creeper of Niṣpāva[6] and where there is Brahmavṛkṣa.[7] If the following trees grow in the houses enter them accompanied by your wife Agastya[8] tree, Arka[9] plant, Bandhujīva,[10] Karavīra[11] in particular, Nandyāvarta[12], Mallikā,[13] the creeping plant Kanyā[14] Drohi[15] Jaṭī,[16] the black[17] plantain[18] trees, Tāla,[19] Tamāla,[20] Bhalāta,[21] Tintiḍīkhaṇḍa [Tittiḍīkhaṇḍa],[22] Kadamba,[23] Khadira,[24] Nyagrodha,[25] Aśvattha,[26] Cūta,[27] Udumbara[28] and Panasa.[29] If there is a Nimba[30] tree in any park or house housing crows, enter that in the company of your wife. If there is a Daṇḍinī or a Muṇḍinī[31] enter that place along with your wife.