Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
तुलसीसंभवाभिश्च कृत्वा कामानवाप्नुयात् । पत्रे तु प्रथमे ब्रह्मा द्वितीये भगवाञ्छिवः
tulasīsaṃbhavābhiśca kṛtvā kāmānavāpnuyāt | patre tu prathame brahmā dvitīye bhagavāñchivaḥ
เมื่อบูชาด้วยสิ่งทั้งหลายที่เกิดจากทุลสี ย่อมบรรลุความปรารถนา ในใบแรกมีพรหมา ในใบที่สองมีพระศิวะผู้เป็นภควาน
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Tulasī (as living tīrtha within worship)
Type: kund
Scene: Close-up of a Tulasī sprig: two leaves highlighted with subtle inscriptions ‘Brahmā’ and ‘Śiva’, and the central blossom cluster glowing as ‘Viṣṇu’; devotee’s hands offering the sprig to the deity.
FAQs
Tulasī is portrayed as a sacred medium containing divine presence and granting both worldly aims and spiritual merit.
No geographic tīrtha is specified; the glorification is of Tulasī’s sanctity within Śāligrāma-centered worship.
Use Tulasī-born offerings; contemplate divine presences associated with the leaves (first: Brahmā, second: Śiva).