Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
सर्वेषामेव देवानां तुलसीकाष्ठचन्दनम् । पितॄणां च विशेषेण सदाऽभीष्टं हरेः कलौ
sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ tulasīkāṣṭhacandanam | pitṝṇāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa sadā'bhīṣṭaṃ hareḥ kalau
تُلسی کی لکڑی کا چندن سب دیوتاؤں کو خوش کرتا ہے، اور خاص طور پر پِتروں کو؛ کلی یُگ میں یہ ہری کو ہمیشہ سب سے زیادہ محبوب ہے۔
Deductive: narrative voice of the Dvārakā Māhātmya (commonly Sūta relating the māhātmya to sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A single offering—tulasī-wood sandal paste—placed before a small altar seems to please a circle of devas and the unseen ancestors, while Hari’s presence is central in Kali-yuga.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, accessible yet sacred offerings—especially tulasī-connected worship—are emphasized as universally pleasing and spiritually effective.
Dvārakā is the māhātmya context where Hari’s preferred offerings are taught, though the principle is framed as Kali-yuga universal dharma.
Use tulasī-wood candana as an offering in worship of the devas, in Pitṛ rites, and particularly in Hari’s pūjā in Kali-yuga.