Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
तुलसी-शङ्खचूडोपाख्यानम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and the Tulasī Episode
Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall
स्वर्गं मर्त्ये च पाताले तिष्ठ त्वं हरिसन्निधौ । भव त्वं तुलसीवृक्षो वरा पुष्पेषु सुन्दरी
svargaṃ martye ca pātāle tiṣṭha tvaṃ harisannidhau | bhava tvaṃ tulasīvṛkṣo varā puṣpeṣu sundarī
“Trên trời, dưới cõi người và nơi địa giới, hãy an trú bên cạnh Hari. Hãy hóa thành cây tulasī linh thiêng, hỡi giai nhân, bậc tối thắng giữa muôn loài hoa.”
Lord Shiva (as narrator within Sūta’s account)
Tattva Level: anugraha
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: Śiva ordains Tulasī’s tri-loka presence and her perpetual proximity to Hari; it is a boon-based cosmological placement rather than a liṅga-sthala account.
Significance: Sanctifies tulasī as an ever-available devotional medium across realms; supports household worship as a portable tīrtha-like sanctifier.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: tri-loka pervasion (svarga-martya-pātāla)
FAQs
The verse sanctifies tulasī as a divinely established presence across all realms, emphasizing that sincere devotion and purity can be transformed into an enduring sacred form that supports worship and dharma.
Though it names Hari, it reflects Purāṇic harmony: offerings and sacredness in Saguna worship (forms and symbols) ultimately serve devotion and purification, which Shaiva Siddhānta views as supportive to approaching Pati (Shiva) through disciplined bhakti and right conduct.
It points to bhakti through sacred offerings and purity—revering tulasī as holy, maintaining a devotional presence (sannidhi-bhāva), and integrating daily worship with mantra-japa and disciplined conduct.