Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
यः पुनस्तुलसीपत्रैः कोमलमंजरीयुतैः । पूजयेच्छ्रद्धया यस्तु कृष्णं देवकिनंदनम्
yaḥ punastulasīpatraiḥ komalamaṃjarīyutaiḥ | pūjayecchraddhayā yastu kṛṣṇaṃ devakinaṃdanam
जो श्रद्धा से कोमल मंजरीयुक्त तुलसी-पत्रों द्वारा देवकीनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण का पूजन करता है, वह परम पुण्य का भागी होता है।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
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.
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Faith-filled worship with tulasī—beloved to Kṛṣṇa—is a direct and powerful path of devotion.
Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa worship is extolled with specific sacred offerings like tulasī.
Pūjā of Kṛṣṇa using tulasī leaves with tender blossoms (mañjarī).