Tulasi - Part 3

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Tulasi-puja

 

1.

First recite the following prayer:

 

nirmita

tvam pura devair arcita tvam surasuraih

tulasi

hara me 'vidyam pujam grihna namo 'stu te

 

O

Tulasi, you were previously created by the demigods  and worshiped by both them

and the demons. O Tulasi, kindly take away my ignoramce and accept my worship.

I offer my humble obeisances  again and again.

 

2.

Sprinkle water on Tulasi with your right

hand from a panca-patra held in your left hand and chant:

 

govinda-vallabham

devim bhakta-caitanya-karinam

snapayami

jagad-dhatrim krishna-bhakti-pradayinim

 

I

am bathing goddess Tulasi who is very dear to Lord Govinda, who is the mother

of the universe, who gives life to all and who bestows devotion to Lord Krishna.

 

3.

While pouring some arghya from a conch or

other container on her soil, chant:

 

shriyah

shriye shriyavase nityam shridharam sat-krite

bhaktya

dattam maya devi arghyam grihna namo 'stu te

 

O

Tulasi, I offer my obeisances unto you, the shelter and residence of all beauty

and opulence. You are even worshiped by Lord Himself. Please accept this arghya

I am offering with devotion.

 

4.

Offer a flower(s) with sandalwood pulp:

 

idam

sagandha-pushpam om tulasyai namah (or plural etani sagandha-pushpani om

tulasyai namah)

 

5.

Offer water from Lord's bath:

 

idam

caranamritam om tulasyai namah

 

6.

Offer acamana:

 

idam

acamaniyam om tulasyai namah

 

7.

Chant Tulasi's praises:

 

maha-prasada-janani

sarva-saubhagya-vardhini

adhi-vyadhi-hare

nityam tulasi tvam namo 'stu te

 

O

Tulasi, I offer my repeated obeisances unto you, the mother of maha-prasada.

You increase the everyone's good fortune and remove all diseases and anxieties.

 

vrindayai

tulasi-devyai priyayai keshavasya ca

krishna-bhakti-prade

devi satyavatyai namo namah

 

I

offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrinda, Tulasi-devi, who is very dear to Lord

Keshava. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Lord Krishna and possess

the highest truth.

 

   

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On Behalf Of narasimhaye

Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:53 PM

 

RBSC : Tulasi - Part 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Ivan,

 

Namaskar

 

Thanks so much for posting magnificent material relating to Tulasi

Devi. This is invaluable to many people, especially those who are

Vaishnavites. Greatly appreciate your kind efforts, God bless you.

Please take your time with the postings, there is no hurry. Do it

only when you have time. I'm going to place your message in the

Files section. Thank you again.

 

Om Hari Hara