Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176
कृष्णं कृष्णपुरीं गत्वा योऽर्च्चयेत्तुलसीदलैः । प्राप्तं जन्मफलं तेन तारिताः प्रपितामहाः
kṛṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇapurīṃ gatvā yo'rccayettulasīdalaiḥ | prāptaṃ janmaphalaṃ tena tāritāḥ prapitāmahāḥ
Whoever goes to Kṛṣṇa’s city and worships Kṛṣṇa with tulasī leaves attains the fruit of human birth, and his forefathers are delivered.
Traditional Māhātmya narrator (contextual; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇapurī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim arrives at Dvārakā’s Kṛṣṇa shrine, offering fresh tulasī leaves at the deity’s feet; behind him, subtle ancestral figures are shown being uplifted by the merit.
FAQs
Worship of Kṛṣṇa in Dwārakā with tulasī fulfills life’s purpose and benefits one’s ancestors.
Kṛṣṇapurī/Dwārakā, the city where Kṛṣṇa is worshiped.
Arcana (worship) of Kṛṣṇa using tulasī leaves, performed after going to Dwārakā.