Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
वाण्युवाच । तुलसी रोपिता येन गृहस्थेन महाफला । गृहे तस्य न दारिद्र्यं जायते नात्र संशयः
vāṇyuvāca | tulasī ropitā yena gṛhasthena mahāphalā | gṛhe tasya na dāridryaṃ jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Vāṇī dit : Le maître de maison qui plante le Tulasī—aux grands fruits—ne verra pas la pauvreté naître dans son foyer ; il n’y a là aucun doute.
Vāṇī (explicit)
Tirtha: Tulasī (as gṛha-kṣetra-devī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder plants a young Tulasī sapling in a courtyard altar; family members offer water and a small lamp; Lakṣmī’s auspicious presence is suggested as a gentle aura over the home.
FAQs
Simple devotional acts in household life—like planting Tulasī—are upheld as dharmic foundations that invite well-being and stability.
This verse shifts from a place-māhātmya to Tulasī’s sanctity; no single tīrtha is named in the verse itself.
Planting (ropana) of Tulasī by a gṛhastha as a meritorious observance.