Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
जानंति मुनयो नैव वर्जयित्वा तु माधवम् । येऽर्चयंति जगन्नाथं कृष्णं कलिमलापहम् । केतकीतुलसीपत्रैः पुष्पैर्मालतिसंभवैः
jānaṃti munayo naiva varjayitvā tu mādhavam | ye'rcayaṃti jagannāthaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ kalimalāpaham | ketakītulasīpatraiḥ puṣpairmālatisaṃbhavaiḥ
Para resi tidak sepenuhnya mengetahui hal ini—kecuali dalam kaitannya dengan Mādhava. Mereka yang memuja Jagannātha Kṛṣṇa, penghapus noda Kali, dengan bunga ketakī, daun tulasī, dan bunga yang lahir dari mālatī.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A Dvārakā shrine of Kṛṣṇa/Jagannātha receiving offerings of tulasī leaves, ketakī and mālatī flowers from devotees; sages and a king are implied as audience to the praise of worship.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, worship of Kṛṣṇa—especially with tulasī—purifies and grants exceptional merit beyond ordinary measure.
Dvārakā, where Jagannātha Kṛṣṇa is praised as the remover of Kali’s defilement.
Arcana (deity worship) using tulasī leaves, ketakī, and mālatī flowers.