Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
स्कन्धस्था तुलसी यस्य स पापैर्न च लिप्यते । कण्ठगा तुलसी यस्य जीवन्मुक्तः सदा हि सः
skandhasthā tulasī yasya sa pāpairna ca lipyate | kaṇṭhagā tulasī yasya jīvanmuktaḥ sadā hi saḥ
యెవరి భుజంపై తులసి నిలిచియుంటుందో అతడు పాపములతో లిప్తుడు కాడు. యెవరి కంఠమున తులసి ధరించబడునో అతడు జీవించుచుండగానే నిత్యముక్తుడు.
Skanda (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Tulasī (as living tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene Vaiṣṇava devotee with a Tulasī garland at the throat and a sprig resting on the shoulder; subtle aura indicating freedom from sin; background hints of a tīrtha setting (steps, water, shrine lamp).
FAQs
Constant bodily association with Tulasī symbolizes unwavering bhakti that purifies sin and culminates in living liberation.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Tulasī as a universal purifier.
Wearing Tulasī at the throat (e.g., as a mālā/neck ornament) and keeping Tulasī close to the body are praised.