Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
सेविताः सकला वृक्षा श्चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः । तुलसी सेविता येन सर्ववल्यश्च सेविताः
sevitāḥ sakalā vṛkṣā ścāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ | tulasī sevitā yena sarvavalyaśca sevitāḥ
तुलसीसेवनात् सर्वे वृक्षाः सेविताः स्युः, चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः; येन तुलसी सेविता, तेन सर्वा वल्ल्यश्च सेविताः।
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A devotee gently tending a lush Tulasī plant in a courtyard shrine (vṛndāvana), with surrounding trees and creepers subtly shown as ‘included’ in the merit; monsoon clouds indicate Cāturmāsya.
FAQs
A single focused devotion—service to Tulasī—symbolically encompasses reverence to the entire sacred natural order.
The emphasis remains on sacred flora (especially Tulasī) as a portable tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-mahātmya.
Sevā of Tulasī, particularly in Cāturmāsya, is recommended as a comprehensive devotional act.
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