tulsitulasivishnupuja

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍

तुलसी नमस्तुभ्यम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning and evening before the Tulsi plant; daily in Kartik month and on Tulsi Vivah·📜 Puranic Tulasi-Puja tradition (Padma Purana and allied texts)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Puranic Tulasi-Puja tradition (Padma Purana and allied texts) · Unknown (preserved in the Pauranika and ritual tradition) · Puranic / classical

The Puranas, especially the Padma Purana, exalt Tulasi as a goddess born of the nectar churned from the cosmic ocean and as Vishnu's dearest devotee, without whose leaf his worship is incomplete. These verses entered daily practice as the prayers of Tulsi Puja: one greets Tulasi as the friend of Lakshmi and remover of sins, bows acknowledging that all tirthas, gods and Vedas dwell within her, and seeks her permission before plucking her leaves for the Lord. The worship culminates each year in Tulsi Vivah, her sacred marriage to Vishnu.

✦ As told in scripture

The Padma Purana declares that wherever the fragrance of Tulasi is carried by the wind, it purifies all directions, and that one leaf of Tulasi offered to Vishnu outweighs gifts of gold and jewels. It is said that the messengers of Death dare not approach a home where Tulasi is daily worshipped, and a person whose last breath touches a Tulasi leaf attains Vishnu's abode.

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Verse 1

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑌖𑌿 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇॥

Tulasi Shri-Sakhi Shubhe Papa-Harini Punya-De. Namaste Narada-Nute Narayana-Manah-Priye.

Meaning:हे तुलसी, लक्ष्मी की प्रिय सखी, शुभे, पापों को हरने वाली और पुण्य देने वाली — आपको नमस्कार, हे नारद-वन्दिता, नारायण के मन को प्रिय! जिसके मूल में समस्त तीर्थ, मध्य में समस्त देवता, और अग्रभाग में समस्त वेद विराजते हैं — हे तुलसी, मैं आपको प्रणाम करता हूँ। हे तुलसी, आप अमृत से उत्पन्न हैं और सदा केशव को प्रिय हैं; मैं केशव की पूजा हेतु आपके पत्र चुनता हूँ — हे शोभने, वरदायिनी होकर मुझे वर प्रदान कीजिए।

Verse 2

𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃। 𑌯𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍॥

Yan-Mule Sarva-Tirthani Yan-Madhye Sarva-Devatah. Yad-Agre Sarva-Vedash-Cha Tulasi Tvam Namamyaham.

Verse 3

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾। 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌨𑍇॥

Tulasy-Amrita-Janmasi Sada Tvam Keshava-Priya. Keshavartham Chinomi Tvam Varada Bhava Shobhane.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿🔊TulasiO Tulasi (the sacred holy-basil plant, a goddess)

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑌖𑌿🔊Shri-SakhiO dear friend of Shri (Goddess Lakshmi)

𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍇🔊ShubheO auspicious one

𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊Papa-HariniO remover of sins

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇🔊Punya-DeO bestower of merit (punya)

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊NamasteSalutations to you

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇🔊Narada-NuteO one praised by Sage Narada

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇🔊Narayana-Manah-PriyeO one dear to the heart of Narayana (Vishnu)

𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿🔊Yan-Mule Sarva-TirthaniAt whose root reside all the sacred pilgrimage-waters (tirthas)

𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃🔊Yan-Madhye Sarva-DevatahIn whose middle (stem) dwell all the gods

𑌯𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃🔊Yad-Agre Sarva-VedahOn whose tips reside all the Vedas

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍🔊Tvam NamamyahamI bow to you

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌿🔊Tulasy-Amrita-JanmasiO Tulasi, you are born of the nectar (amrita, from the churning of the ocean)

𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾🔊Sada Tvam Keshava-PriyaYou are forever the beloved of Keshava (Vishnu)

𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊Keshavartham Chinomi TvamI pluck (your leaves) for the sake of Keshava (for his worship)

𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌨𑍇🔊Varada Bhava ShobhaneBe a bestower of boons (grant my wish), O beautiful one

Benefits of Chanting तुलसी नमस्तुभ्यम्

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The traditional mantra for daily Tulsi Puja, watering and circumambulation

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Honours Tulasi as the friend of Lakshmi and the most beloved of Lord Vishnu

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Asks the plant's permission before plucking leaves, observing reverence and ahimsa

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Believed to remove sins and bestow great merit (Papa-Harini, Punya-De)

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Invokes prosperity, since Tulasi worship draws the grace of Lakshmi into the home

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Especially fruitful in the month of Kartik and on Tulsi Vivah / Dev Uthani Ekadashi

How to Chant तुलसी नमस्तुभ्यम्

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Best TimeMorning and evening before the Tulsi plant; daily in Kartik month and on Tulsi Vivah

Bathe and approach the Tulasi plant, ideally kept in a Tulsi-vrindavan. Offer water, light a lamp (especially at dusk in Kartik) and circumambulate the plant. Recite the verses with folded hands. The first two verses are prayers of greeting and obeisance; recite the third ('Tulasy-Amrita-Janmasi… Keshavartham Chinomi Tvam') when you must pluck Tulasi leaves for Vishnu's puja, asking her leave first. Do not pluck leaves at night or on Ekadashi and Sundays by tradition.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete तुलसी नमस्तुभ्यम् 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.

Tulasi (holy basil) is revered as a goddess and the most beloved of Lord Vishnu. Her leaves are offered in all Vishnu and Krishna worship, she is said to remove sins and bestow merit, and her presence is believed to bring health, purity and Lakshmi's prosperity to the home.

The verse 'Keshavartham Chinomi Tvam' is spoken to seek the plant's leave before taking her leaves, explaining that they are gathered only for Keshava's (Vishnu's) worship. This reverent request honours Tulasi as a living deity and is part of proper ritual etiquette.

The month of Kartik (October–November) is the holiest time for Tulsi Puja, when a lamp is lit before her each evening. Tulsi Vivah — the ceremonial marriage of Tulasi to Lord Vishnu (Shaligrama), on Dev Uthani Ekadashi — is the most celebrated Tulsi festival.

By tradition, Tulsi leaves are not plucked at night, nor on Ekadashi, Sundays, Dvadashi, eclipses, or by an unbathed person. Already-fallen fresh leaves may be offered. The prayers above are recited whenever leaves are respectfully gathered.