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> Someone asked me:

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> I also have a question about Tulsi Devi. I was

> wondering what the reason is for not picking her on Dwadasi?

 

NA CHINDYAT TULASIM VIPRA DVADASYAM VAISNAVAH KVACIT

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 7/354 from VISNU DHARMOTTARA)

 

Oh brahmanas, a Vaisnava never picks Tulasi leaves on Dvadasi, (the day

after Ekadasi).

 

BHANUVARAM VINA DURVAM TULASIM DVADASIM VINA

JIVITASYA AVINASAYA NA VICINVITA DHARMA VIT

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 7/355 from GARUDA PURANA)

 

A scripturally learned person, if he does not want to decrease his duration

of life, he should not pick grass for worshiping and Tulasi leaves on the

dvadasi day.

 

DVADASYAM TULASI PATRAM DHATRI PATRAS CA KARTIKE

LUNATI SA NARO GACCHET NIRAYAN ATI GARHITAN

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 7/356 from PADMA PURANA conversation between Krsna and

Satyabhama)

 

Any person, on dvadasi day (day after Ekadasi), in the Karttika month, if he

picks Tulasi leaves or Amalaki leaves, he falls into a grievously hellish

planet to suffer.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Your servant, bh. Jan

 

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