tulsivrindachalisadevi

Tulsi Chalisa

Tulsi Chalisa in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Early morning after bathing, or at dusk while lighting a lamp before the Tulsi plant; especially on Kartik month days and Tulsi Vivah·📜 Traditional Hindi devotional literature (Tulsi worship tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Tulsi Chalisa is a forty-verse Hindi hymn glorifying Tulsi (Holy Basil), revered as the goddess Vrinda and the most beloved of Lord Vishnu. It narrates her three sacred births, the legend of Vrinda and Jalandhar, and why a Tulsi leaf is essential to Vishnu worship. Daily recitation, especially while tending a Tulsi plant, is believed to grant health, progeny, prosperity and liberation.

Origin & Story

Traditional Hindi devotional literature (Tulsi worship tradition) · Traditional (attributed in the closing verse to Tulsidas / 'Sundar' kavi) · Medieval to early-modern Bhakti era

The Tulsi Chalisa belongs to the popular tradition of forty-verse Hindi praise-hymns. It weaves together the Puranic legends of Tulsi found in the Padma Purana and Devi Bhagavata: the curse of Lakshmi, Tulsi's birth as a Gopi, and the well-known account of Vrinda, the chaste wife of the demon Jalandhar, whose devotion made her husband invincible until Vishnu intervened. As a consequence of the events, Vrinda became the eternally sacred Tulsi plant, ever united with the Lord as Shaligram, and worshipped in every Vaishnava home.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that no worship of Vishnu is accepted without a Tulsi leaf, and that a single Tulsi leaf placed on the Lord's head equals the offering of a thousand pots of nectar. Devotees believe that keeping and daily worshipping a Tulsi plant while reciting this chalisa wards off disease and misfortune and brings the unfailing protection of Lord Hari upon the household.

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Doha 1

|| Doha || Jaya Jaya Tulsi Bhagavati, Satyavati Sukhadani. Namo Namo Hari Preyasi, Shri Vrinda Guna Khani. Shri Hari Shisha Birajini, Dehu Amara Vara Amba. Janahita He Vrindavani, Aba Na Karahu Vilamba.

Meaning:Victory, victory to Goddess Tulsi, ever-truthful bestower of joy; salutations again and again to the beloved of Hari, the radiant Vrinda, a treasure-store of virtues. O Mother who rests on Hari's head, grant the boon of immortality; O presiding deity of Vrindavan, do not delay in blessing your devotees.

Doha 2

|| Chaupai || Dhanya Dhanya Shri Tulsi Mata. Mahima Agama Sada Shruti Gata. Hari Ke Pranahu Se Tum Pyari. Hari Hita Kinho Tapa Tum Bhari.

Meaning:The chalisa praises Tulsi as dearer than life to Lord Vishnu, recounting how, through three births as Tulsi/Vrinda, she became eternally united with the Lord. It tells the legend of Vrinda and the demon Jalandhar, her great chastity, and how she became both the sacred Tulsi plant and the Shaligram stone worshipped together. It declares that worship of Vishnu is incomplete without a Tulsi leaf, that Tulsi removes disease, sin and sorrow, that she equals Radha in Hari's heart, and that under her shade all pilgrimage-merit and liberation are attained. Whoever recites this chalisa daily, keeping a Tulsi plant at home, gains children, health, wealth, the dispelling of poverty and the fullness of joy.

Chaupai 1

Jaba Prasanna Hari Darshana Dinhyo. Taba Kara Jori Vinaya Usa Kinhyo. He Bhagavanta Kanta Mama Hohu. Dina Jani Jani Chhadahu Chhohu.

Chaupai 2

Suni Lakshmi Tulsi Ki Bani. Dinho Shrapa Kopa Mana Ani. Usa Ayogya Vara Mangana Hari. Hohu Vitapa Tum Jada Tanu Dhari.

Chaupai 3

Suni Tulsi Hin Shrapyo Tehin Thama. Karahu Vasa Tuhun Nichana Dhama. Diyo Vachana Hari Taba Tatkala. Sunahu Sumukhi Jani Hohu Bihala.

Chaupai 4

Samaya Paya Vhaihau Puni Nari. Pujihau Asa Vachana Sata Mora. Taba Gokula Men Gopa Sudama. Tasu Bhai Tulsi Tu Bama.

Chaupai 5

Krishna Rasa Lila Ke Mahin. Radhe Shakyo Prema Lakhi Nahin. Diyo Shrapa Tulsihin Tatkala. Nara Lokahin Tum Janmahu Bala.

Chaupai 6

Bhayo Gopa Soi Danava Raja. Shankhachuda Namaka Shira Taja. Tulsi Bhai Tasu Ki Nari. Parama Sati Guna Rupa Agari.

Chaupai 7

Asa Dvai Kalpa Bita Jaba Gayau. Kalpa Tritiya Janma Taba Bhayau. Vrinda Nama Bhayo Tulsi Ko. Asura Jalandhara Nama Pati Ko.

Chaupai 8

Kari Ati Dvandva Atula Baladhama. Linha Shankara Son Sangrama. Jaba Nija Sainya Sahita Shiva Hare. Marahin Na Taba Hara Harihin Pukare.

Chaupai 9

Pativrata Vrinda Thi Nari. Kou Na Sake Patihin Sanhari. Taba Jalandhara Hi Bhesha Banai. Vrinda Dhiga Hari Pahunchyo Jai.

Chaupai 10

Shiva Hita Lagi Kari Kapata Prasanga. Kiyo Satitva Dharma Tohi Bhanga. Bhayo Jalandhara Kara Sanhara. Suni Ura Shoka Vikala Bhai Nara.

Chaupai 11

Tihi Kshana Diyo Kapata Hari Tari. Lakhi Vrinda Dukha Gira Uchari. Jalandhara Jasa Hatyo Abhita. Soi Ravana Tasa Harihin Sita.

Chaupai 12

Asa Prastara Sama Hridaya Tumhara. Dharma Nashta Kara Patihin Sanhara. Yahi Karana Lahi Shrapa Hamara. Hove Tanu Pashana Tumhara.

Chaupai 13

Suni Hari Turatahin Vachana Uchare. Diyo Shrapa Binu Socha Vichare. Lakhyo Na Nija Karatuti Pati Ko. Chhalana Chahyo Jaba Parvati Ko.

Chaupai 14

Jadamati Tuhun Asa Hohu Jadarupa. Jaga Maha Tulsi Vitapa Anupa. Dhruva Rupa Hama Shaligrama. Nadi Gandaki Bicha Lalama.

Chaupai 15

Jo Tulsi Dala Hamahin Chadhaihain. Saba Sukha Bhogi Parama Pada Paihain. Binu Tulsi Hari Jalata Sharira. Ati Shaya Uthata Shisha Ura Pira.

Chaupai 16

Jo Tulsi Dala Hari Shira Dharata. So Sahastra Ghata Amrita Darata. Tulsi Hari Mana Ranjanahari. Roga Dosha Dukha Bhanjanahari.

Chaupai 17

Prema Sahita Hari Bhajana Nirantara. Tulsi Radha Men Nahin Antara. Vyanjana Ho Chhappana Hu Prakara. Binu Tulsi Dala Na Harihin Pyara.

Chaupai 18

Sakala Tirtha Tulsi Taru Chhahin. Lahata Mukti Jana Sanshaya Nahin. Kavi Sundara Ika Hari Guna Gavata. Tulsihin Nikata Sahasa Guna Pavata.

Chaupai 19

Basata Nikata Durbasa Dhama. Jo Prayasa Te Purana Kama. Patha Karahin Jo Nita Nara Nari. Hohin Sukhi Bhashahin Tripurari.

Closing Doha

|| Doha || Tulsi Chalisa Padhai, Tulsi Taru Griha Dhari. Dipadana Kari Putra Phala, Pavahin Bandhya Nari. Sakala Dukha Daridra Hari, Hoya Parama Sukha Rasi. Ayu Dhana Jana Lahahin, Griha Basahin Purna Ullasi.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Jaya Jaya Tulsi Bhagavati🔊Victory, victory to Goddess Tulsi

Satyavati🔊The one who embodies truth / is ever-truthful

Sukhadani🔊Giver of happiness and well-being

Hari Preyasi🔊The beloved of Lord Hari (Vishnu)

Shri Vrinda🔊Vrinda, the divine name of Tulsi

Guna Khani🔊A mine (treasure-store) of virtues

Shri Hari Shisha Birajini🔊One who adorns / rests upon the head of Lord Hari

Dehu Amara Vara Amba🔊O Mother, grant the boon of immortality

Vrindavani🔊She who presides over Vrindavan / the Tulsi grove

Dhanya Dhanya🔊Blessed, blessed (most worthy of praise)

Mahima Agama🔊Glory that is unfathomable

Shruti Gata🔊Sung by the Vedas (scriptures)

Hari Ke Pranahu Se Pyari🔊Dearer to Hari than his own life-breath

Tapa Bhari🔊Performed intense austerity

Shaligrama🔊The sacred Shaligram stone (form of Vishnu) from river Gandaki

Tulsi Dala🔊A leaf of the Tulsi plant, offered to Vishnu

Mukti🔊Liberation, final emancipation

Tripurari🔊Lord Shiva, slayer of the demon of three cities (here, the divine that grants happiness)

Benefits of Chanting Tulsi Chalisa

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Invokes the grace of Tulsi Mata and Lord Vishnu together, as Tulsi is his most beloved

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Believed to bring health and longevity, reflecting Tulsi's revered medicinal sanctity

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Traditionally recited by women desiring children and family well-being

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Removes sins, sorrows and the threefold afflictions through the merit of Tulsi worship

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Brings peace, prosperity and dispels poverty (daridrya) from the home

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Deepens Vaishnava devotion, since worship of Vishnu is incomplete without a Tulsi leaf

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Sanctifies the home where a Tulsi plant is kept and worshipped daily

How to Chant Tulsi Chalisa

Repetitions11times

Best TimeEarly morning after bathing, or at dusk while lighting a lamp before the Tulsi plant; especially on Kartik month days and Tulsi Vivah

Recite before a Tulsi plant (Tulsi Vrindavan) after offering water, a lamp (deepdaan) and circumambulation. Begin with the opening doha, recite the forty chaupais with devotion, and close with the concluding dohas. Lighting a ghee lamp before Tulsi at dusk and reciting the chalisa is considered especially auspicious for the household. Keeping a healthy Tulsi plant at home is part of the practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Tulsi Chalisa written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Tulsi (Holy Basil) is revered in Hinduism as a goddess and the earthly form of Vrinda, the most beloved devotee and consort-aspect of Lord Vishnu. The Tulsi plant is worshipped daily in countless Hindu homes and is considered essential to the worship of Vishnu and Krishna.

The chalisa states that worship of Hari is incomplete and that 'even fifty-six varieties of food are not dear to Hari without a Tulsi leaf.' Offering Tulsi (Tulsi dala) is therefore regarded as the most pleasing offering to Vishnu and Krishna.

It is best recited in the early morning after bathing or at dusk while lighting a lamp before the Tulsi plant. The month of Kartik and the festival of Tulsi Vivah are considered especially auspicious times.

According to the legend in the chalisa, Vrinda became both the sacred Tulsi plant and was eternally united with Vishnu in the form of the Shaligram stone from the river Gandaki. This is why Tulsi and Shaligram are traditionally worshipped together.