tulsitulasivishnustotram

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Tulasi Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At dawn or dusk before the Tulasi plant; especially during the month of Kartik, on Tulasi Vivah, and during daily Tulasi puja·📜 Puranic / Vaishnava devotional literature (sung by sage Pundarika)

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Puranic / Vaishnava devotional literature (sung by sage Pundarika) · Sage Pundarika (attributed) · Classical / Puranic era

The Tulasi Stotram belongs to the rich body of Vaishnava devotional hymns in which the holy basil plant is venerated as a goddess inseparable from Lord Vishnu. Its closing verses identify the singer as the wise sage Pundarika, who is said to have worshipped Vishnu every day with Tulasi leaves and composed this praise in her honour. In Hindu tradition Tulasi grows in the courtyard of nearly every devout home, is worshipped at dawn and dusk, and is ceremonially married to Vishnu (Tulasi Vivah) at the close of the Kartik month, marking the start of the wedding season.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that the mere sight, praise or remembrance of Tulasi purifies even great sinners, as the third and fourth verses declare; and devotees recount that placing a single Tulasi leaf on the image of Vishnu, or offering daily worship at the Tulasi plant, has brought health, harmony and prosperity to countless households across generations.

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Verse 1

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇। 𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌃॥

Jagaddhatri namastubhyam vishnoshcha priyavallabhe Yato brahmadayo devah srishti-sthity-anta-karinah

Meaning:Salutations to you, O sustainer of the world, dear beloved of Vishnu; it is because of your power that the gods led by Brahma carry out creation, preservation and dissolution.

Verse 2

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌕𑍇॥

Namastulasi kalyani namo vishnupriye shubhe Namo mokshaprade devi namah sampat-pradayike

Meaning:Salutations to you, O auspicious Tulasi; salutations, O beloved of Vishnu, O blessed one; salutations, O Goddess who grants liberation; salutations, O bestower of prosperity.

Verse 3

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾। 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌮𑍍॥

Tulasi patu mam nityam sarvapadbhyo-pi sarvada Kirtitapi smrita vapi pavitrayati manavam

Meaning:May Tulasi ever protect me always from every misfortune. Even when she is merely praised or remembered, she purifies a person.

Verse 4

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

Namami shirasa devim tulasim vilasat-tanum Yam drishtva papino martya muchyante sarva-kilbishat

Meaning:I bow my head to the radiant Goddess Tulasi, beholding whom the sinful mortals are released from all their sins.

Verse 5

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌰𑍈𑌃॥

Tulasya rakshitam sarvam jagadetach-chara-charam Ya vinihanti papani drishtva va papibhir-naraih

Meaning:By Tulasi is protected this entire world of moving and unmoving beings; she destroys the sins even of sinful men who merely look upon her.

Verse 6

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍗। 𑌕𑌲𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇॥

Namastulasyatitaram yasyai baddhvanjalim kalau Kalayanti sukham sarvam striyo vaishyas-tathapare

Meaning:Salutations again and again to Tulasi, joining whom with folded hands in the Kali age, women, merchants and all others attain every happiness.

Verse 7

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌲𑍇। 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌃॥

Tulasya naparam kinchid daivatam jagati-tale Yatha pavitrito loko vishnu-sangena vaishnavah

Meaning:There is no deity on the face of the earth equal to Tulasi, just as the world is purified by a Vaishnava through his association with Vishnu.

Verse 8

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍗। 𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑍇॥

Tulasyah pallavam vishnoh shirasy-aropitam kalau Aropayati sarvani shreyamsi vara-mastake

Meaning:A tender leaf of Tulasi placed upon the head of Sri Vishnu in this Kali age bestows all blessings upon the head of the devotee.

Verse 9

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑌃। 𑌅𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑍇𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌨𑍍॥

Tulasyam sakala deva vasanti satatam yatah Atas-tam-archayel-loke sarvan-devan-samarchayan

Meaning:Since all the gods dwell forever in Tulasi, one who worships her in this world thereby worships all the gods.

Verse 10

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇। 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌕𑍇॥

Namastulasi sarvajne purushottama-vallabhe Pahi mam sarva-papebhyah sarva-sampat-pradayike

Meaning:Salutations to you, O all-knowing Tulasi, beloved of Purushottama; protect me from all sins, O bestower of every prosperity.

Verse 11

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌣 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌤𑌾। 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌨𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌲𑍈𑌃॥

Iti stotram pura gitam pundarikena dhimata Vishnum-archayata nityam shobhanais-tulasi-dalaih

Meaning:This hymn was sung of old by the wise sage Pundarika, while he daily worshipped Vishnu with beautiful Tulasi leaves.

Verse 12

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾॥

Tulasi shrir-mahalakshmir-vidyavidya yashasvini Dharmya dharmanana devi devi-deva-manah-priya

Meaning:Tulasi, Sri, Mahalakshmi, Vidya, Avidya, Yashasvini, Dharmya, Dharmanana, Devi, beloved of the gods,

Verse 13

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌸𑌖𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌲𑌾 𑌚𑌲𑌾। 𑌷𑍋𑌡𑌶𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃॥

Lakshmi-priya-sakhi devi dyaur-bhumir-achala chala Shodashaitani namani tulasyah kirtayan-narah

Meaning:Lakshmi's dear companion, Devi, Dyauh (heaven), Bhumi (earth), Achala (unmoving) and Chala (moving) — the person who recites these sixteen names of Tulasi

Verse 14

𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍। 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾॥

Labhate sutaram bhaktim-ante vishnu-padam labhet Tulasi bhur-mahalakshmih padmini shrir-hari-priya

Meaning:Gains supreme devotion and in the end attains the abode of Vishnu. (Her names also are) Tulasi, Bhuh, Mahalakshmi, Padmini, Sri and Hari-priya.

Verse 15

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑌖𑌿 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇॥

Tulasi shri-sakhi shubhe papa-harini punya-de Namaste narada-nute narayana-manah-priye

Meaning:O Tulasi, dear friend of Sri (Lakshmi), auspicious one, remover of sin, giver of merit; salutations to you, praised by Narada, beloved of the heart of Narayana.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿🔊JagaddhatriO nurturer / sustainer of the world

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂🔊NamastubhyamSalutations to you

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇🔊Vishnoshcha priyavallabheO dear beloved of Lord Vishnu

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃🔊Brahmadayo devahThe gods beginning with Brahma

𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌃🔊Srishti-sthity-anta-karinahPerformers of creation, preservation and dissolution

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿🔊Namastulasi kalyaniSalutations to you, O auspicious Tulasi

𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇🔊MokshapradeO bestower of liberation

𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌕𑍇🔊Sampat-pradayikeO giver of prosperity and wealth

𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂🔊Patu mam nityamMay (she) ever protect me

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊SarvapadbhyahFrom all misfortunes and calamities

𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊Pavitrayati manavamPurifies the human being

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂🔊Namami shirasa devimI bow my head to the Goddess

𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊Muchyante sarva-kilbishatAre freed from all sins

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊Jagad-etach-chara-charamThis world of moving and unmoving beings

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌃🔊Vishnu-sangena vaishnavahAs a Vaishnava is purified by the company of Vishnu

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌂🔊Tulasyah pallavamA tender leaf of Tulasi

𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿🔊Sakala deva vasantiAll the gods reside (in her)

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇🔊Purushottama-vallabheO beloved of Purushottama (the Supreme Person, Vishnu)

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌣 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌤𑌾🔊Pundarikena dhimataBy the wise sage Pundarika

𑌷𑍋𑌡𑌶𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿🔊Shodashaitani namaniThese sixteen names (of Tulasi)

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊Ante vishnu-padam labhetIn the end attains the abode (feet) of Vishnu

Benefits of Chanting Tulasi Stotram

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Purifies the devotee — even praising or remembering Tulasi cleanses sin

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Grants the protection of the world-sustaining Goddess from all calamities

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Bestows both worldly prosperity (sampat) and final liberation (moksha)

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Worshipping Tulasi is said to equal worshipping all the gods, who dwell in her

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Reciting her sixteen names brings supreme devotion and Vishnu's abode in the end

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Pleases Lord Vishnu, to whom Tulasi leaves are the dearest offering

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Brings auspiciousness to the home where the Tulasi plant is worshipped daily

How to Chant Tulasi Stotram

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Best TimeAt dawn or dusk before the Tulasi plant; especially during the month of Kartik, on Tulasi Vivah, and during daily Tulasi puja

Stand or sit before the Tulasi plant (or her image), offer water, a lamp and flowers, and recite the stotram with devotion. It is traditionally chanted while circumambulating the Tulasi vrindavan. The twelfth to fourteenth verses contain the sixteen sacred names of Tulasi; reciting these names is itself considered highly meritorious. Lighting a ghee lamp at the Tulasi plant at dusk while reciting is especially auspicious in Kartik month.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Tulasi Stotram written in the Grantha 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.

This stotram is traditionally attributed to the sage Pundarika, as stated in its eleventh verse: 'This hymn was sung of old by the wise Pundarika, who daily worshipped Vishnu with beautiful Tulasi leaves.' It is found in Puranic and Vaishnava devotional literature.

Tulasi (holy basil) is revered as the embodiment of a goddess most beloved to Lord Vishnu. According to the Puranas she is inseparable from Vishnu's worship — no offering to him is complete without a Tulasi leaf — and she is honoured as a purifier of sin and bestower of devotion, prosperity and liberation.

They are Tulasi, Sri, Mahalakshmi, Vidya, Avidya, Yashasvini, Dharmya, Dharmanana, Devi, Lakshmi-priya-sakhi, Dyauh, Bhumih, Achala, Chala (and elsewhere Padmini and Hari-priya). Reciting these sixteen names is said to grant devotion and ultimately Vishnu's abode.

It is recited daily during Tulasi puja, especially at dawn and dusk before the Tulasi plant. The month of Kartik, Tulasi Vivah (the ceremonial marriage of Tulasi to Vishnu), and Ekadashi days are considered especially auspicious.