Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
स्कन्धस्था तुलसी यस्य स पापैर्न च लिप्यते । कण्ठगा तुलसी यस्य जीवन्मुक्तः सदा हि सः
skandhasthā tulasī yasya sa pāpairna ca lipyate | kaṇṭhagā tulasī yasya jīvanmuktaḥ sadā hi saḥ
ज्याच्या खांद्यावर तुलसी असते तो पापांनी लिप्त होत नाही। ज्याच्या कंठी तुलसी असते तो जीवंतपणीही सदैव मुक्त असतो।
Skanda (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Tulasī (as living tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene Vaiṣṇava devotee with a Tulasī garland at the throat and a sprig resting on the shoulder; subtle aura indicating freedom from sin; background hints of a tīrtha setting (steps, water, shrine lamp).
FAQs
Constant bodily association with Tulasī symbolizes unwavering bhakti that purifies sin and culminates in living liberation.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Tulasī as a universal purifier.
Wearing Tulasī at the throat (e.g., as a mālā/neck ornament) and keeping Tulasī close to the body are praised.