Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
द्वारकासम्भवा भूप तुलसी यस्य मंदिरे । तस्य वैवस्वतो नित्यं बिभेति सह किंकरैः
dvārakāsambhavā bhūpa tulasī yasya maṃdire | tasya vaivasvato nityaṃ bibheti saha kiṃkaraiḥ
அரசே, யாருடைய இல்லத்தில் த்வாரகையில் தோன்றிய துளசி விளங்குகிறதோ, அவனை வைவர்ஸ்வத யமன் தன் தூதர்களுடன் எப்போதும் அஞ்சுவான்.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya context; addressing a king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (bhūpa)
Scene: Inside a simple devotional home shrine, a thriving tulasī plant in a raised altar; a devotee offers water and lamps; in the background, Yama with attendants appears at a distance, hesitant and shadowed, unable to approach the sanctified threshold.
FAQs
Tulasī devotion is portrayed as a powerful spiritual safeguard, placing the devotee under divine protection.
Dvārakā is glorified as the sacred source of Tulasī whose presence sanctifies a household.
Keeping and honoring Tulasī—especially associated with Dvārakā—in one’s home shrine is recommended.