Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
सेविताः सकला वृक्षा श्चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः । तुलसी सेविता येन सर्ववल्यश्च सेविताः
sevitāḥ sakalā vṛkṣā ścāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ | tulasī sevitā yena sarvavalyaśca sevitāḥ
جس نے مقدّس تُلسی کی خدمت کی، گویا اس نے تمام درختوں کی خدمت کر لی—خصوصاً چاتُرمَاسی کے موسم میں؛ اور اسی سے سب بیلیں بھی خدمت پاتی ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A devotee gently tending a lush Tulasī plant in a courtyard shrine (vṛndāvana), with surrounding trees and creepers subtly shown as ‘included’ in the merit; monsoon clouds indicate Cāturmāsya.
FAQs
A single focused devotion—service to Tulasī—symbolically encompasses reverence to the entire sacred natural order.
The emphasis remains on sacred flora (especially Tulasī) as a portable tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-mahātmya.
Sevā of Tulasī, particularly in Cāturmāsya, is recommended as a comprehensive devotional act.