Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
तथा प्रकृतयः सर्वास्तुलसीसेवने रताः । श्रद्धया यदि जायन्ते न तासां दुःखदो हरिः
tathā prakṛtayaḥ sarvāstulasīsevane ratāḥ | śraddhayā yadi jāyante na tāsāṃ duḥkhado hariḥ
அதேபோல் எல்லா இயல்புகளும் பக்தியுடன் துளசி சேவையில் ஈடுபட்டால், அவர்களுக்கு ஹரி துயரமளிப்பவர் அல்ல; அவர் பக்தர்களின் துயரை அழிப்பவர்।
Deductive: Brahmā in Brahma–Nārada dialogue (Vaishnava devotional framing within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Tulasī-sevā with śraddhā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees of varied temperaments—young/old, austere/joyful—gather around Tulasī, offering water and lamps; above them, an unseen Hari’s protective presence is suggested by a soft radiance, while shadows of sorrow recede.
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Faithful Tulasī service aligns the devotee with Hari’s grace, transforming the divine relationship from fear to protection.
The verse is devotional rather than geographic; it sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya framework but praises Tulasī-sevā itself.
Engaging in tulasī-sevana (service to Tulasī) with śraddhā.
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