Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 176
कृष्णं कृष्णपुरीं गत्वा योऽर्च्चयेत्तुलसीदलैः । प्राप्तं जन्मफलं तेन तारिताः प्रपितामहाः
kṛṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇapurīṃ gatvā yo'rccayettulasīdalaiḥ | prāptaṃ janmaphalaṃ tena tāritāḥ prapitāmahāḥ
யார் கృష్ణபுரிக்குச் சென்று துளசி இலைகளால் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனை வழிபடுகிறாரோ, அவர் மனிதப் பிறவியின் பயனை அடைகிறார்; அவருடைய பிதாமகர்களும் (முன்னோர்களும்) உய்வடைகிறார்கள்.
Traditional Māhātmya narrator (contextual; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇapurī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim arrives at Dvārakā’s Kṛṣṇa shrine, offering fresh tulasī leaves at the deity’s feet; behind him, subtle ancestral figures are shown being uplifted by the merit.
FAQs
Worship of Kṛṣṇa in Dwārakā with tulasī fulfills life’s purpose and benefits one’s ancestors.
Kṛṣṇapurī/Dwārakā, the city where Kṛṣṇa is worshiped.
Arcana (worship) of Kṛṣṇa using tulasī leaves, performed after going to Dwārakā.