Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
यः पुनस्तुलसीपत्रैः कोमलमंजरीयुतैः । पूजयेच्छ्रद्धया यस्तु कृष्णं देवकिनंदनम्
yaḥ punastulasīpatraiḥ komalamaṃjarīyutaiḥ | pūjayecchraddhayā yastu kṛṣṇaṃ devakinaṃdanam
കോമള മഞ്ജരിയോടുകൂടിയ തുളസിയിലകളാൽ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ദേവകീനന്ദനൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ പരമ പുണ്യം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
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.
FAQs
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).