tulasi

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>Where's His pramana for that? Did you accept that statement he made on his

>personal oppinion without pramana?

 

>Pujari's and really all devotees who give siksa must give pramanas. and

>sastra pramana is the usual standard. then guru and sadhus pramana which

>should expain and comment on the quoted sastra pramana.

 

>(1) is that pujari saying that Krsna is not in the picture and so Krsna

>there does not need tulasi leaves to eat?

 

>I quoted Padma purana pramana, "krsna will not eat or drink without tulasi"

>unless he's got pramana for not using tulasi leaves on pictures, If one has

>access to dry tulasi leaves one should certainly use it.>

 

>if Krsna is non different from His photo, and all vishnu tattva require

>tulasi leaves, then why not put tulasi? of course if you have no tulasi,

>you

>can touch a dry stick of tulasi wood to each item as a sanga of tulasi,

>wash

>off the stick and re-use it again. or mentally put leaves on it, but

>really,

>if one has dried leaves they should use it.

 

Thank you Mahraja for this clear answer and lesson.

Unfortunately this pujari left last year his body , so i can´t ask him

anymore where he had this idea from.

 

ys.Syamacandra dasa

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PAMHO AGTSP

 

On Feb 7, 2007, at 1:37 AM, Mahavirya SDHS wrote:

 

> I am interested if the tulasi leaves which were picked up from the

> floor

> where devotees are regularly walking can stil be used in deity

> worship.

> The same question goes for sick tulsi(spiders, bacterias..)

 

sarvatha sarvakalesu

tulasi visnu-vallabha (Hari Bhakti Vilasa 7.275)

 

"Always, and under all circumstances, tulasi is very dear to Lord

Visnu."

 

However I suggest you wash such leaves thoroughly before offering them.

 

ys

 

GKD

 

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