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SRI TULASI PRANAMA

(Recite when bowing to Tulasi)

vrndayai tulasi-devyai

priyayai kesavasya ca

krsna-bhakti-prade devi

satyavatyai namo namah

"I offer my repeated obeisances unto vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi,

who is very dear to Lord Kesava [Krsna]. 0 goddess, you bestow

devotional service to Lord Krsna and possess the highest truth."

SRI TULASI KIRTANA

(Sing during the arati)

nama namah tulasi! krsna-preyasi

radha-krsna-seva pabo ei abhilasi

je tomara sarana loy,tara vancha purna hoy

krpa kori' karo tare brndavana-basi

mor ei abhilas bilas kunje dia vas

nayane heribo sada jugala-rupa-rasi

ei nivedana dharo,sakhir anugata koro

seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi

dina krsna-dase koy,ei jena mora hay

sri-radha-govinda-preme sada jena bhasi

"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 Vrndavanadhama. 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 Sri Radha and Govinda.'"

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SRI TULASI PRADAKSINA MANTRA

(Sing while circumambulating Tulasi)

yani kani ca papani

brahma-hatyadikani ca

tani tani pranasyanti

pradaksinah pade pade

"By the circumambulation of Srimati Tulasi Devi all the sins one

may have committed are destroyed at every step, even the sin of

killing a brahmana."

Srimati Tulasi Devi is worshiped in the morning, after mangala-

arati, when all the devotees should attend to her worship and

circumambulation.

How to worship Srimati Tulasi Devi

Tulasi-pujais relatively simple, consisting of only three

articles: incense, a ghee lamp, and flowers.

Before the arati, offer obeisances to Tulasi Devi while chanting

the Sri Tulasipranama 3 times.

While one devotee offers thepuja articles, another may sing

the Sri Tulasi kirtana.

Achaman (purification)

Take the spoon from the achaman cup and purify both hands by

sprinkling water onto them. This is the process:

Sprinkle a spoon full into your right palm, chant om keshavaya

namah, and sip.

Sprinkle a spoon full into your right palm, chant om narayanaya

namah, and sip.

Sprinkle a spoon full into your right palm, chant om madhavayanamah, and sip.

Offering incense

Purify (sprinkle with a spoon full of water) the bell and the

incense holder.

Light the incense.

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Pick up the bell in the left hand; ring the bell throughout

thepuja.

Pick up the incense holder in the right hand and offer the

incense to Tulasi with 7 circles around her whole form.

Offer the incense to Srila Prabhupada and then to all thedevotees.

Offering the ghee lamp

Purify the ghee lamp (sprinkle with a spoon full of water) and

then light it.

Offer it to Tulasi with 4 circles around the base, 2 around the

middle, 3 around the top, and 7 around her whole form.

Offer the ghee lamp to Srila Prabhupada and then to all the

devotees.

Offering flowers

Purify the flowers (sprinkle with a spoon full of water).

Offer them to Tulasi with 7 circles around her whole form.

Place one at her base (optional).

Offer them to Srila Prabhupada and then to all the devotees.

While chanting the Sri Tulasipradakshina mantra, devotees may

then circumambulate Tulasi Devi at least 4 times.

You can now serve the devotees by assisting them to purify their

hands before they water Tulasi Devi. Sprinkle a little water

from the achamancup onto the devotees right hand. They may

then water Tulasi Devi's roots with water from another cup.

Please note that water is only offered in the morning, not

evening.

You may end thepuja by once again offering obeisances while

chanting the Sri Tulasipranama.

Planting, watering, protecting, caring for, circumambulating,

seeing, bowing down to, praying to, and glorifying are all ways

of serving and worshipping Srimati Tulasi Devi.

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