Tulsi Prayers

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Here are three wonderful compositions that are used

for worshipping Tulasi Maharani.

 

 

 

1. Sri Tulasi Pranama

 

vrindayai tulasi-devyai

priyayai keshavasya cha

krishna-bhakti-prade devi

satyavatyai namo namaha

 

 

vrndayai--unto Vrnda; tulasi-devyai--unto Tulasl Devi;

priyayai-- who is dear; kesavasya--to Lord Kesava;

ca-and; krsna-bhakti-- devotional service to Lord

Krsna, prade--who bestows; devi--O goddess;

satya-vatyai--unto Satyavati; namah namah--repeated

obeisances.

 

TRANSLATION

 

I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati

Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Kesava. O

goddess, you bestow devotional service to Lord Krsna

and possess the highest truth.

 

 

 

2. Sri Sri Tulasi Kirtan

 

 

namo namaha tulasi! krishna-preyasi

radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abhilashi

je tomara sharana loy, tara vanchha purna hoy

kripa kori' koro tare brindavana-basi

 

mor ei abhilash, bilas kunje dio vas

nayane heribo sada jugala-rupa-rashi

 

ei nivedana dharo, sakhir anugata koro

seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi

 

dina krishna-dase koy, ei jena mora hoy

sri-radha-govinda-preme sada jena bhasi

 

TRANSLATION

 

 

O Tulasi, beloved of Krsna, I bow before you again and

again. My desire is to obtain the service of Sri Sri

Radha-Krsna. Whoever takes shelter of you has his

wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy on him, you

make him a resident of Vrndavana.

 

My desire is that you will also grant me a residence

in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrndavana-dhama. Thus,

within my vision I will always behold the beautiful

pastimes of Radha and Krsna.

 

I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels

of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of devotional

service and make me your own maidservant.

 

This very fallen and lowly servant of Krsna prays,

''May I always swim in the love of Sri Radha and

Govinda.

 

 

 

3. Sri Tulasi Pradaksina Mantra

 

yani kani cha papani

brahma-hatyadikani cha

tani tani pranashyanti

pradakshinaha pade pade

yani kani--whatever; ca--and; papani--sins;

brahma-hatya--killing of a brahmana; adikani--and so

on; ca--also, tani tani--all of them; pranasyanti--are

destroyed; pradaksinah--(by) the circumambulation (of

Tulasi Devi); pade pade--at every step.

 

By the circumambulation of Srimati Tulasi Devi all the

sins that one may have committed are destroyed at

every step, even the sin of killing a brahmana.

 

Vrnda devi is a pure devotee of Lord Krsna and is

responsible for setting up the wonderful pastimes of

Radha and Krsna in Vrndavana. She exists as Tulasi to

benefit the fallen conditioned souls by bestowing

devotional service to Krsna.

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

 

 

A specific prayer which you can say while plucking

the

Tulasi leaves, which is a very beautiful prayer ro

Lord Krishna.

 

The prayer is:

 

(om) tulasy amrta-janmasi sada tvam kesava-priya

kesavartham cinomi tvam vara-da bhava sobhane

 

O Tulasi, you are born from nectar. You are always

very dear to Lord

Kesava. Now, to worship Lord Kesava, I am collecting

your leaves and

manjaris. Please bless me.

 

Take special care to avoid causing Srimati Tulasi-devi

any pain.

Pluck her leaves with your right hand while holding

the branch in

your left, taking care not to break it. Do not use

scissors or a

knife to cut the leaves from the plant. When finished,

recite the

ksama-prarthana-mantra, begging her pardon:

 

cayanodbhava-duhkham ca yad hrdi tava vartate

tat ksamasva jagan-matah vrnda-devi namo 'stu te

 

O Tulasi-devi, I offer my respectful obeisances unto

you. Kindly

forgive me if I have caused you pain by picking your

leaves and

manjaris, O mother of the universe.

 

Taken from (http://www.gaurangapada.com/naam/archive/1/2004-3)