But when I later presented two small Tulasiplants to him in Los Angeles, he was delighted. So us being fallen is no disqualification, rather, for us, the followers of Lord Caitanya, He is particularly merciful to the most fallen. Place leftover Tulasi wood within the earth. When we told Srila Prabhupada that people had to bend down when passing through the Tulasi archway on the way into the temple, he was delighted. Is it written in scriptures that ones sins are destroyed if his dead body is burned with Tulasi wood on it? [15][13], In Orissa, on the first day of the Hindu month Vaishakha (AprilMay), a small vessel with hole at the bottom is filled with water and suspended over the tulasi plant with a steady stream of water, for the entire month. [7] Though tulasi leaves are necessary for Hindu worship, there are strict rules for it. So just make the best arrangement you can to save the tulsi plants. Madhya 22.125 It is good that they have to bow to Tulasi before entering Krishnas temple.. Only then did I become truly aware of the importance of cultivating Tulasi plants. This forgetfulness was so overwhelming that Advaita Prabhu was convinced that no one but Lord Krsna Himself could enlighten people about devotional service to the Supreme Lord. Jalandhara, an asura born from Shiva's rage, marries her. But some will die always of course. So you can just educate them about their culture and the benefits they can get also by offering respect to Srimati Tulis Devi. Just do everything very carefully. This is offering OBEISANCES, bowing down (pancanga pranam). Even the soil around the plant is holy. Her leaves and flowers decorate the Deity of Krishna in the temple and are placed on food offered to Him. At such temples you arelikely to find one or more in the courtyard wherein pilgrims circumambulate That is another very auspicious sign. He carefully translated the Vrinda- devyashtakam by Vishvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, and he told us about the mercy of Lord Caitanya. That was enough. So worship of Tulsidevi and other of Lord Krishnas Entourage is part of the total devotional attitude of pleasing Krishna. WE CAN PLACE, HOWEVER, TULASI LEAVES IN THE HANDS OF RADHARANI FOR BEING PLACED ON THE LOTUS FEET OF KRSNA, as you have seen on the Govinda Album. She first of all cultivated the tulasi plant in Hawaii. 73-12-06 Letter: Kirtida Kanyaka Although these four saintly persons were always absorbed in the thought of impersonal Brahman, FROM ASSOCIATION WITH THE LORD AND FROM SMELLING THE TULASI LEAVES THE HAIRS ON THEIR BODIES IMMEDIATELY STOOD UP. Thank you Thank you for such an informative article. In the Western countries, while engaged in propagating the Krsna consciousness movement, WE WERE BROUGHT GREAT UNHAPPINESS BECAUSE WE COULD NOT FIND TULASI LEAVES. I love Sri Tulasidevi. It is said in the Brahma-samhita that the Lord is always served by many hundreds of thousands of goddesses of fortune in His Vaikuntha planet, yet because of His attitude of renunciation of all opulences, He is not attached to any one of them. Death is a powerful, compelling force, hard to describe, yet almost tangible. It is the ceremonial wedding of the tulasi plant to Vishnu, in the form of his image, Shaligrama, or a Krishna or Rama image. THE GODDESS OF FORTUNE, LAKSMI, IS SOMETIMES ENVIOUS OF THE TULASI LEAVES WHICH ARE PLACED AT THE LOTUS FEET OF THE LORD, FOR THEY REMAIN FIXED THERE AND DO NOT MOVE, WHEREAS LAKSMIJI, ALTHOUGH STATIONED BY THE CHEST OF THE LORD, SOMETIMES HAS TO PLEASE OTHER DEVOTEES WHO PRAY FOR HER FAVOR. Tulasi Devi can be used in many ways to please the Supreme Lord, but never for gratifying ones senses. THIS SURELY MAKES YOU SATISFIED. BUT TULSI DEVI IS NOT PLEASED BY THE NICE TUNE OF SINGING BUT BY THE NICE DEVOTION. The whole room was filled with a golden glow. They did not ask my permission. He got his daughter married to Jalandhar, who was the demon of water. Please accept my blessings and the blessings of Lord Caitanya also. 11) No. I THINK THIS PLANT CANNOT GROW IN COLD COUNTRIES, BUT IF THE PLANTS ARE DISPATCHED FROM YOUR PLACE AND IF THE DEVOTEES TAKE CARE OF THE PLANT WITH A LITTLE CARE IN A FLOWER POT, THEN IT MAY GROW. At that time, I was inspired to paint a picture of Vrinda Devi. You dont have to take my word for all of this; you could consult learned Tulasi pujaris or even university professors. Tulsi mantras are potent chants for good health, riches, peace, and success. Tulsi or holy basil is an auspicious plant that also comes packed with umpteen health benefits. I am new to this path and need Mercy of Lord Krishna to bless us and help us from Distracting. Do everything carefully. This variety is also known as Rama-Tulasi ("bright Tulasi"); Rama is also one of the principal avatars of Vishnu. Those who have studied the Satvata-tantra glorify you. When a sage rescues her from two rakshasas, she begs him to inform her of the tidings of her husband's battle with Shiva. What may be fearful and horrible for others was for Baba a joyous reunion with his beloved Lord. 760314mw.may Conversations dina krishna-dase koy, ei jena mora hoy ALL THE DEVOTEES SHOULD POUR WATER AT LEAST ONCE IN THE MORNING BEFORE TAKING PRASADAM. In Kali-yuga we are so fallen we are doing so many things that should not be done. [18], It is also not allowed for the worship of Hanuman as he is celibate and Tulasi is regarded as a goddess.[4]. madhv-adibhir bhanti vibhushyamana Educate them. Asta-Nama-Stava from the Padma Purana The Eight Names of Vrinda-devi On the full moon-day of Kartik Lord Sri Krishna Himself worships Srimati Tulasi-devi with this Mantra. Tulasi-devi is an expansion of Vrinda-devi in this world. You are bathed in your own splendor, which defeats the effulgence of lightning and the golden campaka flower. So if some of his disciples would offer him foodstuffs that were not first offered to Krishna with big bunches of tulsi leaves He would be upset. Tulasi is the essence of all devotional activities. Put at least one leaf on each preparation. krishna-bhakti-prade devi Both the bride and the groom are ritually worshipped and then married as per traditional Hindu wedding rituals. After reading the above reply of yours to Hrishikesh Prabhus question I have a question in my mind. The Srimad Bhagavatam Tulsi Devi (Vrinda - Holy Basil) is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. Your service in the matter of implanting Tulasi seeds as introduced in the Western countries has PROVED IT DEFINITELY THAT ACTUALLY YOU ARE GOVINDA DASI, MAID-SERVANT OF GOVINDA. Shall I keep Him in that box or take Him to a temple. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW GOVINDA DASI COULD ABANDON TULASI DEVI. https://krishnastore.com/books-srila-prabhupada-om-21_38.html. padau hareh ksetra-padanusarpane Thanku prabhuji, The Nayars of Malabar offer tulasi plants to pacify evil spirits.[26]. Letter: Karandhara Some real and some not. We have to follow the rules and regulations, otherwise the result is misery anyhow. Lakshmiji sometimes has to go to satisfy her numerous devotees, but tulasi leaves never forsake their position, and the Lord therefore appreciates the service of tulasi more than the service of Lakshmi. Without their mercy, we would keep rotting in this hell of material world where there is only birth, death, old age and disease. ASK GOVINDA DASI ALSO ON MY BEHALF TO DO THIS WITHOUT DELAY. NOTHING ELSE IS REQUIRED. Hare Krishna Prabhu Anyone who comes in touch with the tulasi tree in the abovementioned ways lives eternally in the Vaikuntha world. A traditional prayer narrates that the creator-god Brahma resides in its branches, all Hindu pilgrimage centres reside in its roots, the Ganges flows within its roots, all deities are in its stem and its leaves, and that the most sacred Hindu texts, the Vedas are found in the upper part of the holy basil's branches. By this time iva would have killed him and he would have gone to Goloka as Sudm. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simply by bowing before, simply by hearing about or simply by sowing this tree, THERE IS ALWAYS AUSPICIOUSNESS. He universally accepts the services of His devotees. All glories to Srimati Tulasi Devi! Tulasi is especially sacred in the worship of Vishnu and his forms Krishna and Vithoba and other related Vaishnava deities. One of the offenses is trying to preach to people who are not interested in hearing from you. And how should they be offered? It was a soft and gentle kirtana, penetratingly sweet and melodious. And as we sincerely chant the Hare Krishna mantra then all the reactions of our sinful activities in the past will be washed away and we need to take the vow to not commit any new sinful activities and in that way everything will be corrected by the power of Krishna in the form of His holy names. Yes, Srivas Pandit has sikha. Vidya dasi, 25 October, 1976 [28] Water mixed with the tulasi leaves is given to the dying to raise their departing souls to heaven. The devotees have to take birth and at the appointed time change their bodies. So far as touching the Deity is concerned, that can be done only by the priest. [7], While tree worship is not uncommon in Hinduism, the tulasi plant is regarded as the holiest of all plants. At one point, Srila Prabhupada told us that Tulasi Devi was a great devotee of Lord Krishna, and that her husband, a demon, was killed by Krishna. 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Prabhu, can I bring the plants and plant them in my house. Pick the manjaris as soon as they blossom. 2) TULASIS BODY IS SPIRITUAL. Haridasa Thakura used to chant the holy name on his beads 300,000 times daily. He began to describe such a palace from various scriptural quotations. I felt humbled and joyful that even in my ignorance I had been given an opportunity to serve him in this way. Mythology. Apart from Offering water to Tulasi-devi everything else I do without there notice.So nowadays I donot agitate them much. If a tulasi stick is used to burn a lamp for Vishnu, it is like offering the deities lakhs of lamps. It is the shining crest jewel of all the Vaikunthas, and Srimati Radharani, the daughter of King Vrishabhanu, has made Vrinda Devi the ruling monarch of Lord Krishnas opulent and auspicious abode of Vrindavana.. It is so much benefit just by offering obeisances and watering Tulsi, so if they understand the benefits, they will respect Tulsi, even if they are not very serious devotees. This is not something we follow. If we surrender to and follow these simple point then automatically everything else in our lives will become perfect. He was an old man. Even in the Canadian temples which are in a much colder climate are keeping Tulasi nicely. [21], A ceremony known as Tulasi Vivaha is performed by the Hindus between Prabodhini Ekadashi (eleventh lunar day of the waxing moon of Kartika) to Kartik Poornima (full moon in Kartika), usually on the eleventh or the twelfth lunar day. Hare Krsna Prabhu, Prabhupada: So that. I always speak to many gentlemen how strenuously hard you work to have introduced Tulasi in the Western countries and I am hearing from everywhere that Tulasi is growing very luxuriantly. [29] When the plant withers, the dry plant is immersed in a water body with due religious rites as is the custom for broken divine images, which are unworthy for worship. Vrinda receives an ominous nightmare where she sees her husband seated on a buffalo, the sky enveloped in darkness, and a sun without lustre. Advaita Prabhu has a full white beard. I am confused, neither I could leave her in that distressful condition nor I could serve her at my home. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! Please help me with that. There are twelve such vanas in Vrndavana. She worshiped the tulasi plant, following in the footsteps of her spiritual master. Last year I was completely fallen down but in June I brought all Tulasi plants growing around my house some of them in unclean places and planted them in a clean place together with the help of some of my family members and those plants by causeless mercy of Tulasi Devi and Krishna have grown very well now and I offer her leaves to Krishna. I and 3-4 other members in my family water Tulasi plants in the morning and I try to water all of them even if I have to water them alone. Do not place Tulasi leaves on the feet of anyone other than Lord Vishnu in His various forms. Dinabandhu Dasa arrived and began playing the harmonium and singing. I found many ancient texts from India, some by Srila Prabhupadas guru and other Vaishnava saints. Tusta Krsna 7 November, 1973 The Gautamiya Tantra says, "Sri Krishna sells Himself to a devotee who offers Him merely a Tulasi leaf and a palmful of water." One who worships Tulasi with faith gets unending benefit. The offering of her leaves is mandatory in the worship of Bhagavan Sri Krishna. And I am sure you were chanting Hare Krishna also. Uprooting and cutting branches of the plant is prohibited. It is great mercy that Srimati Tulsi Devi has come. [20], In the 19th century, some families in Bengal regarded the plant as their spiritual guide or clan deity. In 1968, before Tulasi made her appearance in the West, Srila Prabhupada sometimes talked about her. My desire is that you will also grant me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrindavana-dhama. SHE IS A PURE DEVOTEE AND THUS SHE HAS APPEARED ON THIS PLANET TO RENDER SERVICE TO KRISHNA BY BEING OFFERED IN ALL TEMPLES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY BEING OFFERED UP TO THE LOTUS FEET OF KRISHNA. HOW ARE YOUR TULASI PLANTS IN HAWAII? Lakshmi rewarded their efforts by being born as their daughters Tulasi to Dharmadhvaja, and Vedavati to Kushadhvaja, respectively. It is time for him to go back to Goloka getting himself released from the curse. Her right hand is raised in blessing the devotees, and on her left hand she holds her yellow parrot, Daksha, who has thousands of parrot disciples of various colors: red, green, yellow, blue, white. Prabhupada: Everyone. When the Lord says, therefore, that it is due to the causeless mercy of the brahmanas that Laksmiji does not leave Him, we can understand that Laksmiji is attracted by the opulence of the Lord, not by the brahmanas benedictions upon Him. I am very sorry to hear about your demoniac neighbor cutting down many tulasi plants, but do not worry, HE SHALL GET HIS DUE PUNISHMENT IN TIME, REST ASSURED. SO SHE HAS DONE A GREAT SERVICE. Please guide me what should be done? That Gaurasundara and Siddha-svarupa have sold the Temple in Hawaii and abandoned the beautiful Tulasi plants there is a great fall down on their parts. Madhya 22.125 You can put up barbed-wire fence around the tulasi plants if that will help, or somehow or other protect them from further danger. In the Skanda Purana it is said: "Tulasi is auspicious in all respects. Shankhacuda and Tulasi were soon married. The small crew of us who cared for Baba all feel deeply committed to carrying on his work at Vrinda Kunda. fruit or water, I will accept it. (Bg. Vrinda Devi-ashtaka: The eight mantras glorifying Vrinda Devi (Tulsi) These Tulsi Mantras honour Tulsi or Basil, a plant sacred to Vishnu and his incarnations Krishna and Vittal. There are several types of this 'magical herb', with Rama tulsi and Krishna tulsi being the most common ones. tulasy amrita-janmasi 72-01-06. Adi 3.105-106 761231rc.bom Conversations Anyone who follows them will also fall down without a doubt. varada bhava shobhane, O Tulasi, you were born from nectar. SIMPLY THEY ARE EXPANSIONS OF THE SAME ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Such chanting is for the mukta-purusa, or liberated soul. I am the lead administrator for the Facebook Tulsi group. The first set of seeds did not grow. Thanku prabhuji, the Nayars of Malabar offer Tulasi plants to pacify evil spirits. [ 26 ] chants. 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