Listen, O seeker, to the wondrous glories recounted here. The merit that a person gains by giving away ten thousand cows in charity—such immense fruit is granted to one who, at the time of death, receives even a single drop of water that has touched a sacred tulasī leaf. Indeed, whoever partakes of tulasī water with devotion throughout life, or continually offers tulasī leaves in worship to Me, attains great blessings. Those who hold tulasī in their hands or wear it upon their bodies, who adorn themselves with garlands made from tulasī wood, are especially dear to Me. Yet, let it be known: if one takes tulasī in hand and fails to keep a promise, or swears falsely by tulasī, that person incurs grave fault. But for the one who, at the moment of death, receives even a drop of water sanctified by tulasī, the highest merit is assured. This holds true whether it is the full moon, the new moon, the auspicious twelfth day, or the time of the sun’s transit; even during periods of impurity, at inauspicious times, or during the night—if tulasī water is received, its power remains undiminished. If a tulasī leaf is pure but has been kept for three nights, or if it has fallen to the ground or dropped into water and is then offered to Viṣṇu, still it is accepted. The goddess who presides over the tulasī tree, pure and radiant in Goloka, forever sports in secret with Kṛṣṇa. The goddess of the sacred river, who grants great merit in Bhārata, and you yourself, O most virtuous one, will dwell with Me in Vaikuṇṭha. And I, in the form of a mountain, will remain by the bank of the Gaṇḍakī river. There, on that sacred bank, reside vajra-beetles and worms with diamond-like teeth. Among the stones there, some have a single entrance and four wheels, adorned with garlands of forest flowers; some, with one entrance and four wheels, appear as fresh, dark rainclouds. Others have two entrances, four wheels, and are marked with the imprint of a cow’s hoof. There are very small ones with two wheels, shining like new rainclouds, or adorned with forest flower garlands. Some are large and round, lacking a garland of flowers; some, circular and marked by arrow wounds, have two wheels. In the middle, there are stones with seven wheels, equipped with parasol and staff, thick and shining like rainclouds. Some are wheel-shaped, with two wheels, marked with prosperity and radiant as rainclouds. Sudarshana is recognized by its single, hidden wheel and a mace. Others have exceedingly wide mouths, two wheels, and a fierce appearance, or are adorned with forest garlands. At the entrance, one finds a two-wheeled stone, even and clear, marked with prosperity. Pradyumna’s form is subtle-wheeled and luminous as a fresh raincloud, while others have two wheels, one attached, and are abundant at the back. Aniruddha is yellow, round, and exceedingly beautiful. Wherever a shalagrama stone is found, there resides Hari Himself. All sins, even the gravest such as the killing of a Brahmin, are washed away by their worship. A shalagrama with the shape of a parasol bestows sovereignty; a circular one brings great prosperity. If its mouth is deformed, it brings poverty, and a tawny color signals loss. But for those who undertake vows, give in charity, establish sacred sites, perform ancestral rites, and worship the gods with these sacred stones and tulasī, the highest rewards are assured. Thus are the glories of tulasī and shalagrama revealed—sources of supreme merit, forgiveness, and the presence of the Divine.