Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
तुलसीसंभवं पत्रं सदा वहति यो नरः । मनसा चिन्तितां सिद्धिं संप्राप्नोति न संशयः
tulasīsaṃbhavaṃ patraṃ sadā vahati yo naraḥ | manasā cintitāṃ siddhiṃ saṃprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ
Der Mann, der stets ein aus Tulasī hervorgegangenes Blatt bei sich trägt, erlangt ohne Zweifel die Erfüllung dessen, was er im Geist erwogen hat.
Skanda (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Tulasī-patra (portable tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee holding a small Tulasī leaf in the palm or tucked in a cloth pouch near the heart; a faint vision of the desired ‘siddhi’ (health, protection, spiritual clarity) appearing as a subtle aura above.
FAQs
Reverent contact with Tulasī is treated as spiritually efficacious, aligning one’s intentions with auspicious fulfillment.
No named sacred geography appears; the verse emphasizes portable sanctity through Tulasī.
Carrying a Tulasī leaf regularly is recommended as a devotional observance.