Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

यः पुनस्तुलसीपत्रैः कोमलमंजरीयुतैः । पूजयेच्छ्रद्धया यस्तु कृष्णं देवकिनंदनम्

Transliteration

yaḥ punastulasīpatraiḥ komalamaṃjarīyutaiḥ | pūjayecchraddhayā yastu kṛṣṇaṃ devakinaṃdanam

Translation

But whoever, with faith, worships Kṛṣṇa—the son of Devakī—using tulasī leaves bearing tender blossoms, attains the highest merit.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तुलसीपत्रैः: with tulasī leaves
• तुलसीपत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tulasīyāḥ patrāṇi)

• कोमलमंजरीयुतैः: endowed with tender buds
• कोमलमंजरीयुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोमल + मंजरी + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘युत’=युक्त (endowed with); विशेषणम् (qualifying तुलसीपत्रैः)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who (that person who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवकिनंदनम्: son of Devakī
• देवकिनंदनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devakyāḥ nandanam)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up devotional act: hands offering tulasī sprigs with tender blossoms to Kṛṣṇa (Devakī’s son) in a sanctum; the mood is intimate and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Tulasī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Devakī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled worship with tulasī—beloved to Kṛṣṇa—is a direct and powerful path of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa worship is extolled with specific sacred offerings like tulasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Kṛṣṇa using tulasī leaves with tender blossoms (mañjarī).