The Worshiping of Srimati Tulasi-devi
"Every home with a Tulasi plant is a place of pilgrimage, and no diseases,messengers of Yama, the God of Death, can enter it." Skandapurana 2, 4, 8, 13 Padmapurana Uttarakhanda
Wherever the aroma of Tulasi is carried by the wind, it purifies the
atmosphere and frees all animals from all baser tendencies."
Padmapurana, Uttarakhanda
"Vishnu, the Lord of the Three Worlds, takes up abode in the village or the house where Tulasi is grown. In such a house no one suffers calamities like poverty, illness or separations from dear ones." Padmapurana, Uttarakhanda,6-24-31-32
Benefits of Worshiping Tulasi-devi
Although we can never fully describe the glories of Tulasi-devi, an eternal associate of Lord Krsna. The scriptures give us a hint of the value of worshiping her. The following list comes from the Padma Purana.
Tulasi is the essence of all devotional activities.
The leaves, flowers, roots, bark, branches, trunk, and shade of Tulasi-devi are all spiritual.
One who with devotion applies the paste of Tulasi wood to the Deity of Krsna will always live close to Krsna.
One who puts mud from the base of the Tulasi tree on his body and worships the Deity of Lord Krsna gets the results of one hundred days worship each day.
One who offers a Tulasi manjari to Lord Krsna gets the benefit of offering all other varieties of flowers, and he goes to the abode of Krsna.
One who sees or comes near a house or garden where the Tulasi plant ispresent gets rid of all his sinful reactions, including that of killing a brahmana.Lord Krsna happily lives in the house, town, or forest where Tulasi-devi is present.
A house where Tulasi-devi is present never falls on bad times, and it
becomes purer than all holy places.
The fragrance of Tulasi-devi purifies all who smell it.
Lord Krsna and all the demigods live in a house where mud from the base of the Tulasi tree is found.Without Tulasi leaves, Lord Krsna does not like to accept flowers, food, or sandalwood paste.
One who worships Lord Krsna daily with Tulasi leaves attains the results ofall kinds of austerity, charity, and sacrifice. In fact, he has no other duties to perform, and he has realized the essence of the scriptures.One who puts into his mouth or on his head Tulasi leaves that have been offered to Lord Krsna attains Lord Krsna's abode.
In Kali-yuga, one who worships, remembers, plants, keeps, or performs kirtana before Tulasi burns up all sinful reactions and quickly attains Lord Krsna's abode.
One who worships Lord Krsna with Tulasi leaves releases all his ancestors from the realm of birth and death.
One who remembers the glories of Tulasi or tells others about them will never take birth again.
The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi
For devotees aspiring to enter the eternal realm of Vrindavan, service toVrinda-devi is essential. Srila Prabhupada stressed this by making Tulasipuja a daily part of our morning program. Tulasi-devi is an expansion ofVrinda-devi in this world. Every morning we pray to Vrinda-devi:
"ye tomara sarana loy tara vancha purna hoy krpa kori koro tare
vrndavana-vasi"
"Whoever takes shelter of you, all his desires are fulfilled and by your
mercy he becomes a resident of Vrndavana."
Srimati Tulasi-devi is worshiped in the morning, after mangala-arati, when all the devotees should attend to her worship andcircumambulation. First, obeisances are offered to Tulasi-devi with the Tulasi pranama mantra. Following, the Tulasi-puja-kirtana song is sung while Tulasi-devi is offered incense, a ghee lamp, and flowers. When the song is finished, the assembled devotees circumambulate Tulasi-devi four times, offering her water. During circumambulation we are chanting the mantra: yani kani ca papanibrahma-hatyadikani ca / tani tani pranasyanti pradaksinah pade pade
Wherever the aroma of Tulasi is carried by the wind, it purifies the
atmosphere and frees all animals from all baser tendencies."
Padmapurana, Uttarakhanda
"Vishnu, the Lord of the Three Worlds, takes up abode in the village or the house where Tulasi is grown. In such a house no one suffers calamities like poverty, illness or separations from dear ones." Padmapurana, Uttarakhanda,6-24-31-32
Benefits of Worshiping Tulasi-devi
Although we can never fully describe the glories of Tulasi-devi, an eternal associate of Lord Krsna. The scriptures give us a hint of the value of worshiping her. The following list comes from the Padma Purana.
Tulasi is the essence of all devotional activities.
The leaves, flowers, roots, bark, branches, trunk, and shade of Tulasi-devi are all spiritual.
One who with devotion applies the paste of Tulasi wood to the Deity of Krsna will always live close to Krsna.
One who puts mud from the base of the Tulasi tree on his body and worships the Deity of Lord Krsna gets the results of one hundred days worship each day.
One who offers a Tulasi manjari to Lord Krsna gets the benefit of offering all other varieties of flowers, and he goes to the abode of Krsna.
One who sees or comes near a house or garden where the Tulasi plant ispresent gets rid of all his sinful reactions, including that of killing a brahmana.Lord Krsna happily lives in the house, town, or forest where Tulasi-devi is present.
A house where Tulasi-devi is present never falls on bad times, and it
becomes purer than all holy places.
The fragrance of Tulasi-devi purifies all who smell it.
Lord Krsna and all the demigods live in a house where mud from the base of the Tulasi tree is found.Without Tulasi leaves, Lord Krsna does not like to accept flowers, food, or sandalwood paste.
One who worships Lord Krsna daily with Tulasi leaves attains the results ofall kinds of austerity, charity, and sacrifice. In fact, he has no other duties to perform, and he has realized the essence of the scriptures.One who puts into his mouth or on his head Tulasi leaves that have been offered to Lord Krsna attains Lord Krsna's abode.
In Kali-yuga, one who worships, remembers, plants, keeps, or performs kirtana before Tulasi burns up all sinful reactions and quickly attains Lord Krsna's abode.
One who worships Lord Krsna with Tulasi leaves releases all his ancestors from the realm of birth and death.
One who remembers the glories of Tulasi or tells others about them will never take birth again.
The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi
For devotees aspiring to enter the eternal realm of Vrindavan, service toVrinda-devi is essential. Srila Prabhupada stressed this by making Tulasipuja a daily part of our morning program. Tulasi-devi is an expansion ofVrinda-devi in this world. Every morning we pray to Vrinda-devi:
"ye tomara sarana loy tara vancha purna hoy krpa kori koro tare
vrndavana-vasi"
"Whoever takes shelter of you, all his desires are fulfilled and by your
mercy he becomes a resident of Vrndavana."
Srimati Tulasi-devi is worshiped in the morning, after mangala-arati, when all the devotees should attend to her worship andcircumambulation. First, obeisances are offered to Tulasi-devi with the Tulasi pranama mantra. Following, the Tulasi-puja-kirtana song is sung while Tulasi-devi is offered incense, a ghee lamp, and flowers. When the song is finished, the assembled devotees circumambulate Tulasi-devi four times, offering her water. During circumambulation we are chanting the mantra: yani kani ca papanibrahma-hatyadikani ca / tani tani pranasyanti pradaksinah pade pade
.Finally, we again offer obeisances with the Tulasi pranama mantra."
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