Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
शरीरं दह्यते यस्य तुलसीकाष्ठवह्निना । नीयमानो यमेनापि विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
śarīraṃ dahyate yasya tulasīkāṣṭhavahninā | nīyamāno yamenāpi viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
若有人之身以图拉西木之火焚化，即便被阎摩牵引，也将前往毗湿奴之界。
Deductive: narrative voice of the Dvārakā Māhātmya (commonly Sūta relating the māhātmya to sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cremation ghat near the sea/river in Dvārakā-Prabhāsa; the pyre burns with distinct tulasī-wood; Yama’s attendants appear but a Viṣṇu-emissary light or aura redirects the soul toward Viṣṇuloka.
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Association with tulasī—dear to Viṣṇu—is depicted as spiritually transformative even at death, redirecting destiny toward Viṣṇu’s abode.
The teaching occurs within the Dvārakā Māhātmya, linking end-of-life rites and Vaiṣṇava sanctity to Dvārakā’s devotional worldview.
Cremation using tulasī-wood fire (tulasī-kāṣṭha-vahni) is praised as exceptionally auspicious.