Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
तुलसीरोपणं ये तु कुर्वते मनुजेश्वर । तेषां पुण्यफलं राजन्वदतो मे निशामय ॥ २४ ॥
tulasīropaṇaṃ ye tu kurvate manujeśvara | teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ rājanvadato me niśāmaya || 24 ||
Hỡi bậc chúa tể giữa loài người, những ai trồng cây Tulasi—tâu Đại vương, xin lắng nghe khi ta nói về quả phúc công đức tích tụ cho họ.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces Tulasi-ropana (planting Tulasi) as a devotional act whose punya-phala is significant enough that Narada is about to detail it to the king, framing Tulasi service as a direct, accessible form of dharma and bhakti.
By centering a simple, tangible act—planting Tulasi—as worthy of sacred praise and promised merit, it underscores bhakti as practice-based devotion, not limited to complex rites, and sets up Tulasi-seva as a gateway to Vishnu-oriented devotion.
Ritual application is implied rather than technical Vedanga instruction: it points to karma-kanda style practice (a prescribed act yielding punya), with emphasis on correct performance of a devotional observance rather than grammar, meter, or jyotisha.