Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 181
तुलसीमालया यस्तु भूषितः कर्म चाऽचरेत् । पितॄणां देवतानां च कृतं कोटिगुणं कलौ
tulasīmālayā yastu bhūṣitaḥ karma cā'caret | pitṝṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca kṛtaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ kalau
जो तुलसीमाळेने भूषित होऊन आपले कर्तव्य आचरतो, त्याने पितरांस व देवतांस उद्देशून केलेले कर्म कलियुगात कोटीपटीने फलदायी होते.
Traditional Māhātmya narrator (contextual; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied pilgrim/householder addressed in second person
Scene: A devotee in simple attire, tulasī garland on the neck, performs tarpaṇa to ancestors and offers flowers/incense to Viṣṇu; unseen radiance multiplies the offerings in Kali-yuga.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, sincere devotion (symbolized by tulasī mālā) greatly amplifies the merit of religious duties for gods and ancestors.
Dwārakā is the Māhātmya context, promoting Kṛṣṇa-centered devotional practice as especially potent in Kali-yuga.
Performing one’s karmas (including deva- and pitṛ-related rites) while adorned with a tulasī garland.