Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
यैरर्चितोसि भगवंस्तुलसीप्रसूनैर्दूरीकृतैणमदसौरभदिव्यगंधैः । तानर्चयंति दिवि देवगणाःसमस्ता मंदारदामभिरलं विमलस्वभावान्
yairarcitosi bhagavaṃstulasīprasūnairdūrīkṛtaiṇamadasaurabhadivyagaṃdhaiḥ | tānarcayaṃti divi devagaṇāḥsamastā maṃdāradāmabhiralaṃ vimalasvabhāvān
Yaong sumasamba sa Iyo, O Panginoon, sa mga bulaklak ng tulasī na may banal na halimuyak na nagpapalayas sa amoy ng musk—ang mga debotong may dalisay na likas ay pinararangalan sa langit ng lahat ng pangkat ng mga diyos sa pamamagitan ng mga kuwintas ng bulaklak na mandāra.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers fresh tulasī blossoms at a Viṣṇu shrine; the fragrance is depicted as luminous waves; in the celestial realm, devas honor the devotee with mandāra garlands in a bright assembly hall.
FAQs
Simple, sincere offerings—especially tulasī—carry immense spiritual power and elevate the devotee to divine honor.
The teaching appears within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s devotional setting; no single Kāśī tirtha is specified in this verse.
Arcana/pūjā of the Lord using tulasī blossoms is explicitly praised.