Mangala-charanam

Namas te guru-devaya

Sarva-siddhi pradayine

Sarva mangala rupaya

Sarvananda vidhayine

I offer pranam to Gurudeva, to bestow all spiritual perfection and happiness.

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Agenda

30 minutes

1. Tuasi Devi – Session #22. Tulasi Mantras3. Tulasi Song4. Web, Scores, Gokul Jeopardy!

30 minutes

5. Tulasi Offering to Krishna & Arati6. Tulasi Arati7. Present Krishna Picture to students

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

1. Krishna is the Super Most–God of all Gods!

2. Tulasi Devi is His dearest devotee

3. She is serving Krishna in spirutal world

4. She is on earth as Tulasi to help us.

5. By praying her, we can easily go to Krishna.

6. So, worshipping her is one of the best !

How should you care Tulasi?1. Keep her in a large pot

2. You should be bathed and clean

3. Water every morning (except Dwadasi)

4. Let her get morning sun & fresh air

5. Keep her outside in summer

6. In winter keep her inside the house

7. Check leaves for her health

8. Keep her in a neat place

9. Gently remove dried leaves(Tualsi is a very good medicine and also keeps away

germs & mosquitoes)

What you should NOT do ?

1. Do NOT water her on dwadasi

2. Do NOT pick leaves on dwadasi

3. Do NOT touch her on dwadasi

4. Do NOT water her at night

5. Do NOT pick leaves at night

6. Do NOT touch her at night

7. Do NOT shake when picking leaves

8. Do NOT keep shoes near her

9. Do NOT step on tulasi leaves

10. Do NOT use pesticide on Tulasi

How to pick leaves or manjari ?

1. Say Mantra for picking leavesTulasy amrta janmāsiSadā tvam kesava priyāKesavārthe vicinvāmiVaradā bhava sobhane (E25)

2. Then you clap your hands few times

3. Pick flower with two leaves

4. Manjari is best for Krsna

5. Best to offer with Sandal wood paste

6. When offering to Krishna, say: ”Etat tulasi patram klim krishnaya namaha”

Sing this when praying her going around..

All glories to Sri Radha and Krsna

and the divine forest of Vrinda Devi.

All glories to Sri Govinda, Gopinatha

And Madana-Mohana.

Jaya radhe jaya krsna Jaya vrndavanaSri govinda gopinatha Madana mohana

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Serving Tulasi Devi …

1. Offer Tulasi only to Krsna, Narayana..

2. Never offer to ANY other form of God – not even to Guru !

3. Yama-Dhutas won’t come to devotee who worships Tulasi Devi

4. Give pranam to Tulasi

5. Go around her daily (4 times)

6. Wear Tulasi beads around neck

7. Use Tulasi beads to chant Lord’s name (108 beads in a full maalaa)

Great Sages worship andMeditate on Lord Vishnuwith Tulasi and see the Lord…

yäni käni cha päpänibrahma-hatyädikäni chatat sarvam vilayam yätitulasi! tvat pradaksinät

Another Mantra for go around praying Tulasi

O Tulasi Devi,

By going around you

All the sins are driven away

Even killing a brahmana

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Sri Tulasi Priya Tulasi Jayamu neeyave Jayamu neeyave

Gatamu ninu sevinchu Satrupa ganave Satrupa ganave ... (Sri)

Dalamula-kuka Visnu-vuga Visnu tulasi veSri Krishna tulasi ve

Jaya hārathi gai-kanave Mangala sobhā vathi-vai ... (Sri)

Tulasi Arati

Sri Tulasi, our beloved Tulasi, Kindly give us success in bhakti !

Have mercy and give us Chance to serve you !

Each leaf manifesting as VishnuYou are Visnu Tulasi and Sri Krishna Tulasi

Auspicious and radiant Goddess Kindly accept our arathi

Tulasi Arati - Meaning

Murali Krishna Mukunda KrishnaMohana Krishna Krishna Krishna Gopi Krishna Gopala KrishnaGovardhana Dhara Krishna Krishna Radha Krishna Bala KrishnaRāsa Vilola Krishna Krishna Amrta Krishna Ananda KrishnaSri Madhusudhana Krishna Krishna

Ishta Ganam

Announcements …

• Prepare for “Gokul Jeopardy” !

• 2 teams, play once every month

• Flier about Gokul Bhajan to distribute at Deepavali in Hindu Bhavan

• How many of you followed last Ekadasi?

• Kamika Ekadasi is coming on Wed Aug 8

• Collect Ekadasi sheet before leaving

• Collect Tulasi Prayer Sheet before leaving

• Visit the web and see you all & your scores !

Dhvani and Arati

• Om purna-madah purna-midam

purnat purnam-udacyate

Purnasya purna-madaya

purna-meva vasisyate

• Om santih santih santih• Hari Hi Om• Sri Guru Ki Jay• Sri Tulasi Devi Ki Jay• Sri Vrnda Devi Ki Jay• Bhakti Devi Ki Jay