Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
तुलसीकाननं दृष्ट्वा ये नमस्कुर्वते नराः । तत्काष्ठाङ्कितकर्णा ये ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥ ६५ ॥
tulasīkānanaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye namaskurvate narāḥ | tatkāṣṭhāṅkitakarṇā ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ || 65 ||
Ang mga taong kapag nakita ang kakahuyan ng Tulasī ay yumuyuko at nag-aalay ng paggalang—at yaong ang mga tainga ay may tanda o palamuti mula sa banal na kahoy na iyon—sila nga ang Bhāgavata na pinakadakila, pangunahing deboto ng Bhagavān.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates Tulasī-reverence to a hallmark of the highest Bhāgavatas: even seeing a Tulasī grove and offering namaskāra is treated as a direct act of devotion to Bhagavān.
Bhakti is shown as embodied reverence—humble salutations to Tulasī (dear to Vishnu) and adopting visible devotional identifiers—indicating steady orientation of life and senses toward Bhagavān.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual-devotional conduct (ācāra): honoring sacred plants/objects associated with Vishnu as part of Vaiṣṇava practice.