Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
द्वारकासम्भवा भूप तुलसी यस्य मंदिरे । तस्य वैवस्वतो नित्यं बिभेति सह किंकरैः
dvārakāsambhavā bhūpa tulasī yasya maṃdire | tasya vaivasvato nityaṃ bibheti saha kiṃkaraiḥ
Wahai Raja, di rumah siapa tumbuh Tulasī yang berasal dari Dvārakā, Yama putra Vivasvān senantiasa gentar kepadanya, beserta para utusannya.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya context; addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (bhūpa)
Scene: Inside a simple devotional home shrine, a thriving tulasī plant in a raised altar; a devotee offers water and lamps; in the background, Yama with attendants appears at a distance, hesitant and shadowed, unable to approach the sanctified threshold.
FAQs
Tulasī devotion is portrayed as a powerful spiritual safeguard, placing the devotee under divine protection.
Dvārakā is glorified as the sacred source of Tulasī whose presence sanctifies a household.
Keeping and honoring Tulasī—especially associated with Dvārakā—in one’s home shrine is recommended.