About Srimati Vrinda

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About Srimati Vrinda-devi

Vrinda-vana

"The word 'vana' means forest. Vrindavana is the name given to

the forest where Srimati Vrinda-devi (Tulasi-devi), growsprofusely." (CC adhya !.l#$p.) %nother name of Tulasi isVrinda-devi (one who awards residen&e in Vrindavana). Srila

arottama dasa Thaura says krpa kori koro tare vrindavanavasi, "*ear Tulasi, please +estow your mer&y upon me, so that

may forever reside in Vrindavana."

The Vrindavana forest is named after Vrinda-devi, who performed

penan&es here for , years. She was +orn as the daughter of/mperor 0edera, a very pious ing that attained 1oloa Vrindavana. 2is daughter

Vrinda-devi, after san&tifying the forest +y her penan&e, also attained 1oloa. /versin&e, the forest has +een nown as Vrindavana. 3leased +y Vrinda-devi's austerities

4ord Vishnu granted a +oon to the Vrindavana forest "%ny penan&es performed here

will 5ui&ly fru&tify and +ear e6&ellent results." 4ater Tulasi-devi, daughter of 0ing0usadhva7a, performed penan&es here and attained perfe&tion. Tulasi's se&ond nameis Vrinda.

Tulasi Is Dear To Sri Krsna

1od has spe&ifi&ally said that among plants, 2e is the Tulasi (*S &hap. ). Tulasi,

8amuna 9iver and 1ovardhana 2ill are eternally present in the spiritual world. Theyappear in this world to +enefit the living entities +y giving love of 1odhead. The

goddess of fortune is sometimes envious of the Tulasi leaves whi&h are pla&ed at the

lotus feet of the 4ord, for they remain fi6ed there and do not move, whereas4asmi7i, although stationed +y the &hest of the 4ord, sometimes has to go to satisfy

2er numerous devotees. :ut the Tulasi leaves never forsae their position, and the4ord therefore appre&iates the servi&e of Tulasi more than the servi&e of 4asmi-devi.

The Glories of Tulasi-devi

n the Padma Puranathere are thirty &hapters des&ri+ing Tulasi's appearan&e. 2erglorious attri+utes are re&ounted throughout the Vedi& literature. ";ust +y looing at

Tulasi, all of one's sins are removed. ;ust +y tou&hing 2er, one's +ody +e&omespurified. %ll diseases are removed +y praying to 2er.


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Tulasi And Chanting Japa

"The pro&ess of &hanting the 2are 0rsna maha-mantra with a vow+efore the Tulasi plant has su&h strong spiritual poten&y, that

simply +y doing this one &an +e&ome spiritually strong." (CC%ntya $.l>>p.)

A Praer

>n Srimati Tulasi-devi's appearan&e day (the full moon day in0arti month), Sri 0rsna 2imself worships 2er with the mantra

krsna-jivani, nandini, puspasara, tulasi, visvapavani, visvapujita,

vrnda, vrndavani.

Tulasi is the life of 0rsna and She gives unlimited +liss to the devotees. She is the+est of all the flowers and 2er presen&e is re5uired on any garland to +e worn +y

0rsna. She is one who has no &omparison. Tulasi purifies the three worlds and isworshiped all over the universe. Tulasi is the goddess of all plants and trees and She

first manifested in Vrindavana." (33) >ne who remem+ers this mantra will very5ui&ly attain devotion for Sri 0rsna.

Srimati Vrinda-devi

"0rsna's attra&tive features are also des&ri+ed +y Vrinda, the gopi after whom

Vrindavana was named. (>* &hap. ?) Vrinda-devi is an e6pansion of Srimati9adharani and 2er partial e6pansion is Tulasi in Vaiuntha. Vrinda-devi is a very

intimate asso&iate and girlfriend of Srimati 9adharani. 0rsna e6pands as arayana tomarry Tulasi in one of 2is pastimes." (SV3)

Vrnda-devi has a +eautiful &omple6ion the &olor of molten gold. She wears +lue

garments and is de&orated with pearls and flowers. 2er father is Candra+hanu and2er mother is 3hullara-devi. 2er hus+and is ahipala and 2er sister is an7ari-devi.She always remains in Vrindavana, immersed in love for 9adha and 0rsna and

yearning to +oth arrange for Their meeting and taste the ne&tar of assisting in Theirtrans&endental pastimes. (Sri Sri Radha-Krsna-ganoddesa-dipika)

The Arranger

%s the em+odiment of the lila-shati (pastime poten&y) Vrinda-devi is the organi=er

of all the trans&endental pastimes of Sri Sri 9adhia-0rsna&andra. Vrinda eepsmany storerooms throughout the forests of Vrindavana. She is always +usy, along

with 2er maidservant and forest goddesses, woring to +ring the pastimes of 9adha-1ovinda to &omplete fulfillment.

"%&&ording to the 1oswamis, Vrinda-devi has a very uni5ue and elevated position inSri Sri 9adha-0rsna's pastimes. She arranges the se&ret and intimate meetings and

is a very &lose asso&iate of Srimati 9adhia." (SV3) "There are twelve en&hantingsporting groves in Vrindavana. @nder the instru&tions of 3aurnamasi (personified

8ogamaya) Vrinda-devi maes all arrangements for the union of 9adha and 0rsna,+e&ause She is in &harge of the forest." (CS)


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The !"pert Servi#es of Vrinda-devi

Vrinda-devi is responsi+le for waing up 9adha and 0rsna whilethey are resting in the forest un7as (groves). She hurries the

*ivine Couple to Their homes in andgaon and 8avat +efore thesunrise and Their superiors dete&t Their a+sen&e. >n 9adha's

+ehalf Vrinda-devi delivers love notes and hand-made gifts, flower earrings andgarlands to Sri 0rsna. Vrinda arranges all the paraphernalia used in 9adha-0rsna'spastime. She provides all the swings, musi&al instruments, water-syringes and &olour

for s5uirting, &lothing, ornaments and a variety of food and drins.

Together with 2er many maidservants, Vrinda-devi, using artisti& &raftsmanship,

tastefully de&orates the groves and +owers where 9adha and 0rsna sport. Sheengages two e6pert female parrots to a&t as spies on the path to alert of the

approa&h of the two spoil-sports, ;atila (9adha's mother-in-law) and Chandravali(9adha's rival). Ahen 9adha rea&hes the rende=vous pla&e, Vrinda personally es&orts

2er to meet Shyamasundara.

*uring the night rasa dan&e Vrinda-devi distri+utes a variety of per&ussion, stringedand wind instruments to the gopis. Their e6pert playing &reates a &elestial &on&ert ofs&intillating sensations. To relieve the fatigue of the rasa performers Vrinda presents

pleasingly prepared plates of deli&ious forest fruits and golden pots of refreshing

honey-ne&tar.

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impossi+le &an +e&ome possi+le. /ven +eing allowed to enter SriVra7a andala indi&ates that one has re&eived the gra&e of

Vrinda-devi." (SV3)

@ntil re&ently in Vrindavana Vrinda-devi was worshiped in twopla&es 0amyavana and Vrinda-unda. % third deity has appeared

to re&eive wonderful servi&e from the sin&ere devotees at the9upa-Sanatana 1audiya ath andir in Seva 0un7a, Vrindavana.Ahenever one taes the auspi&ious darsan of Vrinda-devi, he

should +eg for the mer&y to eternally reside in Sri Vra7a-dhamaas a servant of the servant of the maidservants of Srimati

9adhia-0rsna&andra.

Sri Vrindavana Sevamrita

Buoting 3rahlada ahara7a, Srila 3ra+hupada advises that "f oneis seeing pea&e of mind he should free himself from all

&ontamination of family life and tae shelter of the Supreme

1odhead +y going to the forest. To the 1audiya Vaisnava," 3ra+hupada e6plains,"this forest is the forest of Vrinda, or Vrindavana. f one taes shelter of Vrindavanaunder Vrindavanesvari, Srimati 9adharani, &ertainly all the pro+lems of his life are

solved very easily." (Srimad-:hagavatam .D.? 3urport)

2ow to tae shelter of 0rishna in Vrindavana has +een demonstrated +y Srimati

9adharani 2erself and the 1arga-samhita has re&orded the story for our edifi&ation.

>ne time, desiring to now what ind of worship would please 0rishna, Srimati

9adhia approa&hed 2er friend Candranana, the +est of the nowers of religion. %fterrefle&ting for a moment Candranana informed Srimati 9adhia that 4ord 0rishna's

asso&iation &ould +e a&hieved through serving Tulasi in nine ways

!) ga=ing at 2er

?) tou&hing 2er

$) remem+ering 2er

) glorifying 2er

E) +owing down +efore 2er

) offering prayers to 2er

) planting 2er

D) watering 2er and worshiping 2er

The astounding results of serving Tulasi in su&h ways in&lude guaranteed residen&e in

4ord 0rishna's trans&endental a+ode for as many an&estors and des&endants as there

are +ran&hes, su+-+ran&hes, seeds, flowers and leaves on the Tulasi a person hasplanted. Candranana also informed Srimati 9adhia that +y offering 4ord 0rishna asingle Tulasi leaf one attains the result of offering 2im every flower and leaf that

e6ists and that a person who worships 0rishna with offerings of Tulasi leaves is nottou&hed +y sin. Candranana further said that 8amara7a's servants will never enter a

home in the midst of a Tulasi forest.

The Importan#e of %orshiping Tulasi-devi


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%ll the famous acaryasin our dis&ipli& su&&ession emphasi=e the importan&e ofworshiping Tulasi. Srila :hatisiddhanta Sarasvati Thaura, the spiritual master of

our Srila 3ra+hupada, &ommented that "Srimati Tulasi aharani is our spiritualmaster. She is the 5ueen of Sri Vrindavana *hama. t is only +y 2er mer&y that one

&an +e 5ualified to enter in Sri Vrindavana *hama. Ae wear Tulasi aharani aroundour ne&, nowing that She is very dear to 4ord 0rishna. :y our allegian&e to 2er, we

&hant the name of 4ord 2ari."

n his poem titled Sri Sankalpa-kalpadruma,

Srila Visvanatha Caravarti Thaura has prayed

vrindavana-sthira-caran paripalayitri

vande tayo rasikayor ati-saubhagenaadhyasi tat kuru krpam ganana yathaiva

sri-radhika-parijanesu mamapi siddhet

> Vrinda-devi, > prote&tress of the moving and non-moving living entities in

Vrindavana, you are wealthy in the mer&y of the *ivine Couple who en7oy pastimes

in Vra7a. 3lease +e mer&iful to me. 3lease pla&e me among Sri 9adhaFs asso&iates.

he sri-tulasy uru-krpa-dyu-tarangini tvamyan murdhni me carana-pankajam adadhasvam

yac caham apy apibam ambu manak tadiyamtan me manasy udayam eti manorathoyam

> Srimati Tulasi-devi, > &elestial 1anges river of mer&y, it is +e&ause on&e pla&edmy head at your lotus feet and dran some drops of water that washed your lotus

feet, that these desires have risen in my heart.

kvaham parah sata-nikaty-anuviddha-cetah

sankalpa esa sahasa kva su-durlabhertheeka kalpaiva tava mam ajahaty upadhi-

sunyeva mantum adadhaty agater gatir me

> Srimati Tulasi-devi, how low am, my heart pier&ed +y hundreds of offensesG 2ow

e6alted and diffi&ult to attain is my aspirationG 8our &auseless mer&y is my only hope.

t is +y 8our mer&y that , who am so fallen, &an have these desires in my thoughts.

The Caitanya :hagavata states that Sri Caitanya ahapra+hu's dis&iples would eepa Tulasi tree +eside 2im. The 4ord would sit, taing darshan of Srimati Tulasi

aharani and &hant 2is pres&ri+ed num+er of rounds. ";ust as a fish &annot livewhen taen out of water, so &annot remain alive in separation of Tulasi aharani,"

Sri Caitanya ahapra+hu used to say.

n his Sri Sri 9adha-0rishna-1anoddesha-*ipia, Srila 9upa 1osvami des&ri+es

Vrinda-devi as the +est of 0rishna's gopimessengers. The gopimessengers e6pertlynow the geography of Vrindavana and they intimately now ea&h grove and garden

there. They are also learned in the s&ien&e of gardening.


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%ll the gopimessengers are filled with great love for Sri Sri 9adhaand 0rishna, +ut among them, Vrinda-devi is the +est. She has a

+eautiful &omple6ion, lie molten gold, wears +lue garments, andis de&orated with pearls and flowers. Srila 9aghunatha *asa

1osvami has e6plained in V9%;% V4%S% ST%V% that "Vrinda-deviis the trans&endental or&hestrator of 9adha-0rishna's pastimes.

She de&orates the pastime groves and &reates a festiveatmosphere to enhan&e the divine &ouple's pleasure." She ise6pert at arranging the meeting of 9adha and 0rishna, and She

nows the +est pla&es for the *ivine CoupleFs rende=-vous.


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and 1upta-unda were redis&overed less than fifty years ago and su+se5uentlyhanded over to the &are of S0C>.

&uotation'Chaitanya Charitamrita adhya 4ila &hapter ? Verse ?!

tulasi-parikrama kara, tulasi-sevana

nirantara krsna-nama kariha kirtana

tulasi-parirama ara-&ir&umam+ulate the Tulasi plantH tulasi-sevana-7ust supply

water to the root of Tulasi-deviH nirantara-&ontinuouslyH rsna-nama-the holy nameof 0rsnaH ariha-7ust performH irtana-&hanting.

%fter planting the Tulasi tree +efore your house, you should daily &ir&umam+ulatethat Tulasi plant, serve 2er +y giving 2er water and other things, and &ontinuously

&hant the 2are 0rsna maha-mantra.

&uotation b Srila Visvanatha Ca(ravarti'Tulasi, although e6alted in many ways, is not normally &onsidered an espe&ially

fragrant plant. 2owever, early in the morning Tulasi emits a trans&endental fragran&ethat ordinary people &annot per&eive +ut that trans&endental personalities fullyappre&iate. The +ees who are privileged to swarm a+out the flower garlands worn +y

the Supreme 3ersonality of 1odhead &ertainly appre&iate this fragran&e, and SrilaVisvanatha Caravarti 5uotes from the :hagavatam ($.!E.!#) to the effe&t that the

most fragrant plants in Vaiuntha also appre&iate the spe&ial 5ualifi&ations of Tulasi-devi.

The Glories of Tulasi-devi

(from the "3an&aratra 3radipa", a manual on *eity Aorship, authori=ed +y the 1:C

+ody of S0C>)

%s 5uoted from Vedi& s&ripture in the Vaisnava wor " e&tar of *evotion "(:hati-rasamrta-sindhu) +y Srila 9upa 1osvami

"4et me offer my respe&tful o+eisan&es unto the Tulasi tree, whi&h &an immediately

van5uish volumes of sinful a&tivities. Simply +y seeing or tou&hing this tree, one &an+e&ome relieved from all distresses and diseases. Simply +y offering o+eisan&es to

and pouring water on the Tulasi tree, one &an +e&ome freed from the fear of +eingsent to the &ourt of 8amara7a.

f someone sows a Tulasi tree somewhere, &ertainly he +e&omes devoted to 4ord0rishna. %nd when the Tulasi leaves are offered in devotion at the lotus feet of

0rishna, there is the full development of love of 1odhead." (from the Sanda 3urana,as 5uoted +y Srila 9upa 1osvami)

Tulasi is glorified throughout the 3uranas and 3an&aratra t was for the spiritualupliftment of the souls in the material world that 4ord Visnu &reated Tulasi as the

o&ean of mil was +eing &hurned. Tulasi is more dear to the 4ord than 4asmi, forTulasi-devi undertoo e6treme austerities and worshiped the 4ord with love in order

to have 2im as 2er hus+and, and the 4ord fulfilled 2er wish.


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"There is no +etter re&ipient of &harity than a vipra, no +etter giftthan &ows, no +etter tirtha than the 1anga, and no +etter leaf

than a Tulasi leaf. Ahatever one &an o+tain +y offering the 4ordall types of flowers and leaves may +e attained +y simply offering

2im one Tulasi leaf. %n offering of flowers made of gold, 7ewels,and pearls is not e5ual to an offering of Tulasi leaves."

":y offering the 4ord Tulasi leaves, a devotee is released fromsins a&&umulated for one oti (ten million) lifetimes. Ahen a

devotee offers Tulasi to the 4ord's head, all the devotee'sunmentiona+le and undete&ted sins are destroyed. :y sprinling

the 4ord's house with water using a Tulasi leaf, one is freed fromall great sins. % person who has Tulasi leaves in his mouth or on

his head or +ody when he dies is guaranteed not to suffer in hell."

The )enefits of *endering Servi#e To Srimati Tulasi-devi

nirmita tvam pura devair arcita tvam surasuraih

tulasi hara me papam pujam grhna namostute

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!! from Sanda 3urana)

>h Tulasi, you previously appeared in this world due to the demigods. The demigods

and demons together worship you. 3lease remove all of my sins. pay myo+eisan&es unto you.

>T/ %nyone who has re&eived initiation in the Vaishnava mantras is o+liged toengage in regular worship of the *eity, in&luding offering all he eats to the 4ord.

Ahen devotees mae su&h food offerings, they should remem+er to pla&e Tulasileaves or flowers on them +e&ause 4ord Vishnu does not a&&ept any food without

Tulasi. Tulasi is most +eloved of 4ord 0rishna and thus 2er leaves and flowers arealso most dear to 2im. The term varnar&avatara meaning the 4ord's in&arnation

meant for a&&epting worship (ar&avatara) in the form of a tree (varna) is applied toTulasi-devi. 2er leaves and flowers are therefore pres&ri+ed as an essential part of

the worship of the 4ord's other ar&avatara, i.e., the deity form of the 4ord in thetemple. These regulations are found in all the s&riptural te6ts that des&ri+e the

pro&edures +y whi&h one is to worship su&h deity forms of the 4ord."

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati hakura, !audiya Bhasya"

ya drsta nikhila agha sangha samani sprsta vapuh pavaniroganam abhivandita nirasini siktantaka trasini

pratya satti vidhayini bhagavatah krsnasya samropitanyasta taccarane vimukti phalada tasyai namah

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I! from Sanda 3urana, %vanti handa)

;ust +y looing at you (Tulasi), all sins +e&ome removed. ;ust +y tou&hing you, one's

+ody +e&omes pure. :y praying to 2er, all diseases pra&ti&ally +e&ome removed. fone waters 2er or maes 2er wet, the fear of 8amara7a (death personified) is

destroyed. ;ust +y planting or transplanting, one a&hieves nearness to the Supreme3ersonality of 1odhead. f someone offers Tulasi at the lotus feet of 4ord Sri 0rsna,


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She awards li+eration and devotion to 2im, therefore pay my hum+le o+eisan&es tosu&h a wonderful Tulasi-devi.

pradaksinam bhramitva ye namaskurvanti nityasahna tesam duritam kincid aksinam avasisyate

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!!! from %gastya samhita)

f someone daily goes around Tulasi and pays o+eisan&es to 2er, there is no more

sin to +e destroyed in him.

hitva tirtha-sahasrani sarvan api siloccayan

tulasi kanane nityam kalau tisthati kesavah

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!! from Sanda 3urana)

n 0ali-yuga, 4ord Sri 0esava, after giving up thousands of pla&es of pilgrimage andholy days, 2e resides in the forest of Tulasi-devi.

drstva sprstva tatha dhyata kirtita namita srtaropita sevita nityam pujita tulasi subha

navadha tulasim nityam ye bhajanti dine dineyuga koti sahasrani te vasanti harer grhe

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!?,!? from Sanda 3urana, &onversation +etween 4ord:rahma and arada uni)

%ny person who daily sees Tulasi, tou&hes Tulasi, &hants Tulasi's prayers, meditates

on Tulasi, pays o+eisan&es to 2er, hears a+out 2er, transplants, waters and worships2er, he a&hieves all auspi&iousness. %ny person who does these nine inds of servi&e

goes to the a+ode of the Supreme 4ord 2ari and remains there eternally.

snane dane tatha dhyane prasane kesava arcanetulasi dahate papam ropane kirtane kalau

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!$? from Sanda 3urana, %vanti handa)

n 0ali-yuga Tulasi-devi +urns up all of a person's sins who +athes 2er, gives 2er in

&harity, meditates on 2er, eats 2er leaves, worships 4ord Sri 0esava with 2er,transplants 2er or sings 2er glories.

tulasy alankrta ye ye tulasi nama japakah

tulasi vana palaye te tyajya durato bhatah

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!$$ from Sanda 3urana, 0asi handa, 8amara7a instru&ts hismessengers)

>h messengers, any+ody who is de&orated with Tulasi wood or &hants 2er name,always prote&ts a Tulasi forest, you should give up +ringing su&h persons to my

a+ode.


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darsanam narmadayas tu ganga snanam visam varatulasi dala samsparsah samam etat trayam smrtam

ropanat palanat sekad darsanat sparsanat nrnamtulasi dahate papam vaca manah kaya sancitam

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!$#,! from 3adma 3urana)

>h +est of the Vaisyas, seeing armada, taing +ath in the 1anges, and tou&hing

Tulasi leaves are e5ually meritorious. f some+ody plants, prote&ts, waters, sees ortou&hes Tulasi, then that person's sins a&5uired +y +ody, mind and words are +urnt

into ashes.

yad grhe tulasi bhati raksabhir jalasecanaihtad grham yama dutas ca durato varjayanti hi

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!E from 3adma 3urana, 0artia mahatmya)

n any house where Tulasi aharani is very &arefully prote&ted and watered, the

messengers of 8amara7a give up that house from a distan&e.

visnos trailokya nathasya ramasya janakatmajapriya tathaiva tulasi sarva lokaika pavani

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!E! from %gastya samhita)

%s the daughter of ;anaa, Sri Sitadevi, is very dear to 4ord 9ama, the master of

the three worlds, similarly, Tulasi-devi, who purifies all of the planets, is very dear to2im.

tulasi vapita yena punyarame vane grhe

paksindra tena satyoktam lokah sapta pratisthitah

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!E from 1aruda 3urana)

>h ing of the +irds (1aruda), anyone who has planted a garden of Tulasi, either in

the forest or in the house, truthfully say that he has won the seven planetarysystems.

sansara-papa vicchedi ganga nama prakirtitamtatha tulasya bhaktis ca hari kirti pravaktari

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!! from :rhan aradiya 3urana)

%s +y &hanting the name of 1anges, one +e&omes free from all inds of worldly sins,

if someone &hants the name of Tulasi or &hants the glories of 4ord 2ari withdevotion, he gets the same merit.

trnani tulasi mulat yavantyapahinoti vaitavattir brahma hatya hi chinaty eva nasamsayah


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(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!E from :rhan aradiya 3urana, &onversation +etween8amara7a and :hagiratha)

%ny+ody who removes the straw or dirt from the root of a Tulasi-devi, as many as

he has removed, that many sinful rea&tions of illing +rahmanas will +e removedfrom him without a dou+t.

durlabha tulasi seva durlabha sungatih satam

durlabha hari bhaktis ca sansararnava-patinam

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I! from :rhan aradiya 3urana)

Those people who have fallen in the midst of this material world, among themworship of Tulasi is very rare, the asso&iation of real saintly persons is very rare, and

real devotion to 4ord 2ari is also very rare.

yasmin grhe dvija srestha tulasimula mrttika

sarvada tisthate dehe devata na sa manusa

tulasi mrttika yatra kastham patran ca vesmanitisthate muni sardula niscalam vaisnava padam

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!D$,!D from Sanda 3urana, &onversation +etween 4ord

:rahma and arada uni)

>h +est among the +rahmanas, in any+ody's house or on his +ody, if the mud from

Tulasi is availa+le, they are not 7ust men, +ut they are e5ual to the demigods. >h+est among the sages, in anyone's house, if there is the &lay of Tulasi, Tulasi wood,

and Tulasi leaves availa+le, that house is &ertainly a pla&e of 4ord Visnu.

tulasi mula sambhuta hari bhakta padodbhava

gangodbhava ca mrllekha nayaty acyuta rupatam

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!D#)

%ny person who puts on tilaa from the mud or &lay from the root of Tulasi, mudfrom the lotus feet of Sri Vaisnava, and mud from the 1anges is said to +e e5ual to

the form of 4ord Sri Visnu.

patram puspam phalam kastham tvat sakha-pallavankuramtulasi sambhavam mulam pavanam mrttikady api

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!#! from 3rahlada samhita and Visnu dharmottara)

4eaves of Tulasi, flowers of Tulasi, fruits of Tulasi, +ran&hes of Tulasi, +ar of Tulasi,

sprout of Tulasi, +lossom or +ud of Tulasi, and &lay of Tulasi are all &ompletely

purified.

yah uryat tulasi asthair asa malam surupinim

antha malam &a yatnena rtam tasyasayam +havet


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(2ari :hati Vilasa #I!## from Sanda 3urana, %gastya samhita, &onversation+etween 4ord :rahma and arada uni)

%ny person who maes a +eautiful 7apamala or ne& +eads out of Tulasi wood and

uses them, if he does not perform any worship to 4ord Sri Visnu, all of his a&tivities+e&ome unlimitedly resultful.

yasya nabhi sthitam patram mukhe sirasi karnayoh

tulasi sambhavam nityam tirthais tasya makhais ca kim

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I? from Sanda 3urana, &onversation +etween 4ord :rahma

and arada uni)

f anyone daily has Tulasi leaves on his navel, in his mouth, on his head, or on +oth

of his ears, what is the use of him going to the pla&es of pilgrimage in this worldJ

yah kascit vaisnavo loke mithyacaro#py anasrami

punati sakalan lokan sirasa tulasim vahan

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I?? from Sanda 3urana)

f any Vaisnava in this world +e&omes a liar or +e&omes degraded from his ownasrama, if he has a Tulasi leaf on his head, he &an alone purify the three worlds.

Srila Sanatana 1osvami gives his *igdarsani-tia &ommentary on this verse, statingthat if Vaisnavas wear arti&les whi&h have +een offered to the Supreme 4ord, then

one may 5uestion how a Vaisnava &an wear something whi&h has not +een offered tothe Supreme 4ord. n answer to this, it &an +e stated that only a lying or &heating

"Vaisnava" &an do su&h a thing +e&ause they are all hypo&rites and not realVaisnavas.

bhaksitam lubdhakenapi patram tulasi sambhavampascad distantam apanno bhasmi bhutam kalevaram

sita sitam yatha niram sarva papa ksayavahamtatha ca tulasi patram prasitam sarva kamadam

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I?!$,?! from Sanda 3urana, &onversation +etween Vasisthaand 0ing andhata)

/ven if a most sinful hunter eats a Tulasi leaf and dies afterwards, whatever sins hehas in his +ody turn into ashes. %s whitish and +la&ish water (1anges and 8amuna

water) remove all inds of sins, in the very same way white (green) and +la& Tulasis

removes all inds of sins, and if he eats these leaves (after offering them to 4ord0rsna), all of his desires are perfe&tly a&hieved.

krtva papa sahasrani purve vayasi manavah

tulasi bhaksanan mucyet srutam etat pura hareh

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I?!D from Sanda 3urana, &onversation +etween Vasistha and

0ing andhata)


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f any person in his young age &ommits thousands of sins +ut later on eats a Tulasileaf, he +e&omes free from all sins. This narration was heard previously near 4ord Sri

2ari.

kim citram asyah patitam tulasya

dalam jalam va patitam punite

lagnadi bhala sthalam alavalamrtsnapi krtsna agha vinasanaya

srimat tulasyah patrasya mahatmyam yadyapi drsam

tathapi vaisnavas tan na grahyam krsnarpanam vina

(2ari :hati Vilasa #I??,??)

Ahat &an say a+out the wonderful glories of TulasiJ 2er fallen leaves, 2er rottenleaves and 2er water, even if fallen (mi6ed with 2er mudJ) is purifying. f even a

minute 5uantity of the mud whi&h has emanated from the Tulasi root has +eenpla&ed on one's head, all of one's sins are removed. %lthough Tulasi is so glorious

(and 2er leaves are so purifying), still Vaisnavas never eat Tulasi leaves without first

offering them to the Supreme 3ersonality of 1odhead, 0rsna.

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