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Scriptural Reference that say - "a Banyan tree represents Shiva"?
In Padma Purana;
The highest lord being Maheśvara, remains at Vaṭa.
As per Shiva Purana, Lord Shiva do penance at Vata Vriksha.
After going beyond Alakā, the capital of the king of Yakṣas and the ...
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Scriptural Reference that say - "a Banyan tree represents Shiva"?
Yes, Skandamahāpurāṇa 2.4.3.43 says "a Banyan tree represents Shiva".
Chapter 3, Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya, Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa
अश्वत्थरूपी भगवान्वटरूपी सदाशिवः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन
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