tulsitulasivishnustotram

තුලසී ස්තෝත්රම්

तुलसी स्तोत्रम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

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

ජගද්ධාත්රි නමස්තුභ්යං විෂ්ණෝශ්ච ප්රියවල්ලභේ. යතෝ බ්රහ්මාදයෝ දේවාඃ සෘෂ්ටිස්ථිත්යන්තකාරිණඃ..

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

Meaning:हे जगत् का पालन करने वाली, विष्णु की प्रियतमा! आपको नमस्कार है; आपके ही कारण ब्रह्मा आदि देवता सृष्टि, स्थिति और संहार करते हैं।

Verse 2

නමස්තුලසි කල්යාණි නමෝ විෂ්ණුප්රියේ ශුභේ. නමෝ මෝක්ෂප්රදේ දේවි නමඃ සම්පත්ප්රදායිකේ..

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

Meaning:हे कल्याणी तुलसी! आपको नमस्कार; हे विष्णुप्रिये, शुभे! नमस्कार; हे मोक्ष देने वाली देवी! नमस्कार; हे सम्पत्ति प्रदान करने वाली! नमस्कार।

Verse 3

තුලසී පාතු මාං නිත්යං සර්වාපද්භ්යෝ(අ)පි සර්වදා. කීර්තිතාපි ස්මෘතා වාපි පවිත්රයති මානවම්..

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

Meaning:तुलसी सदा सर्वदा सब विपत्तियों से मेरी रक्षा करें। कीर्तन किए जाने पर अथवा स्मरण किए जाने पर भी वे मनुष्य को पवित्र कर देती हैं।

Verse 4

නමාමි ශිරසා දේවීං තුලසීං විලසත්තනුම්. යාං දෘෂ්ට්වා පාපිනෝ මර්ත්යා මුච්යන්තේ සර්වකිල්බිෂාත්..

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

Meaning:मैं उस देदीप्यमान देहधारिणी देवी तुलसी को शिर झुकाकर प्रणाम करता हूँ, जिनके दर्शन से पापी मनुष्य समस्त पापों से मुक्त हो जाते हैं।

Verse 5

තුලස්යා රක්ෂිතං සර්වං ජගදේතච්චරාචරම්. යා විනිහන්ති පාපානි දෘෂ්ට්වා වා පාපිභිර්නරෛඃ..

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

Meaning:तुलसी के द्वारा यह सम्पूर्ण चराचर जगत् रक्षित है; जो पापी मनुष्यों के द्वारा देखे जाने पर भी उनके पापों का नाश कर देती हैं।

Verse 6

නමස්තුලස්යතිතරාං යස්යෛ බද්ධ්වාඤ්ජලිං කලෞ. කලයන්ති සුඛං සර්වං ස්ත්රියෝ වෛශ්යාස්තථාපරේ..

Namastulasyatitaram yasyai baddhvanjalim kalau Kalayanti sukham sarvam striyo vaishyas-tathapare

Meaning:तुलसी को बारम्बार नमस्कार है, जिनके लिए कलियुग में हाथ जोड़कर स्त्रियाँ, वैश्य तथा अन्य सभी समस्त सुख प्राप्त करते हैं।

Verse 7

තුලස්යා නාපරං කිඤ්චිද් දෛවතං ජගතීතලේ. යථා පවිත්රිතෝ ලෝකෝ විෂ්ණුසඞ්ගේන වෛෂ්ණවඃ..

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

Meaning:इस पृथ्वीतल पर तुलसी से बढ़कर कोई देवता नहीं है, जैसे विष्णु के संग से वैष्णव के द्वारा सम्पूर्ण लोक पवित्र हो जाता है।

Verse 8

තුලස්යාඃ පල්ලවං විෂ්ණෝඃ ශිරස්යාරෝපිතං කලෞ. ආරෝපයති සර්වාණි ශ්රේයාංසි වරමස්තකේ..

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

Meaning:कलियुग में श्रीविष्णु के मस्तक पर चढ़ाया हुआ तुलसी का पल्लव भक्त के उत्तम मस्तक पर समस्त कल्याणों को आरोपित कर देता है।

Verse 9

තුලස්යාං සකලා දේවා වසන්ති සතතං යතඃ. අතස්තාමර්චයේල්ලෝකේ සර්වාන්දේවාන්සමර්චයන්..

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

Meaning:चूँकि तुलसी में समस्त देवता सदा निवास करते हैं, अतः लोक में उनकी पूजा करने वाला सभी देवताओं की पूजा कर लेता है।

Verse 10

නමස්තුලසි සර්වජ්ඤේ පුරුෂෝත්තමවල්ලභේ. පාහි මාං සර්වපාපේභ්යඃ සර්වසම්පත්ප්රදායිකේ..

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

Meaning:हे सर्वज्ञे तुलसी! हे पुरुषोत्तम की प्रियतमे! आपको नमस्कार; हे समस्त सम्पत्ति देने वाली! मुझे सब पापों से बचाइए।

Verse 11

ඉති ස්තෝත්රං පුරා ගීතං පුණ්ඩරීකේණ ධීමතා. විෂ්ණුමර්චයතා නිත්යං ශෝභනෛස්තුලසීදලෛඃ..

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

Meaning:यह स्तोत्र पूर्वकाल में बुद्धिमान् पुण्डरीक ऋषि ने गाया था, जो नित्य सुन्दर तुलसीदलों से विष्णु की अर्चना करते थे।

Verse 12

තුලසී ශ්රීර්මහාලක්ෂ්මීර්විද්යාවිද්යා යශස්විනී. ධර්ම්යා ධර්මානනා දේවී දේවීදේවමනඃප්රියා..

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

Meaning:तुलसी, श्री, महालक्ष्मी, विद्या, अविद्या, यशस्विनी, धर्म्या, धर्मानना, देवी, देवों के मन की प्रिय,

Verse 13

ලක්ෂ්මීප්රියසඛී දේවී ද්යෞර්භූමිරචලා චලා. ෂෝඩශෛතානි නාමානි තුලස්යාඃ කීර්තයන්නරඃ..

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

Meaning:लक्ष्मी की प्रिय सखी, देवी, द्यौ, भूमि, अचला और चला — तुलसी के इन सोलह नामों का कीर्तन करने वाला मनुष्य

Verse 14

ලභතේ සුතරාං භක්තිමන්තේ විෂ්ණුපදං ලභේත්. තුලසී භූර්මහාලක්ෂ්මීඃ පද්මිනී ශ්රීර්හරිප්රියා..

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

Meaning:परम भक्ति प्राप्त करता है और अन्त में विष्णुपद को पाता है। (उनके नाम हैं) तुलसी, भू, महालक्ष्मी, पद्मिनी, श्री और हरिप्रिया।

Verse 15

තුලසි ශ්රීසඛි ශුභේ පාපහාරිණි පුණ්යදේ. නමස්තේ නාරදනුතේ නාරායණමනඃප්රියේ..

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

Meaning:हे श्री की सखी, शुभे, पापहारिणी, पुण्यदायिनी तुलसी! आपको नमस्कार, जो नारद से वन्दित और नारायण के मन की प्रिया हैं।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ජගද්ධාත්රි🔊JagaddhatriO nurturer / sustainer of the world

නමස්තුභ්යං🔊NamastubhyamSalutations to you

විෂ්ණෝශ්ච ප්රියවල්ලභේ🔊Vishnoshcha priyavallabheO dear beloved of Lord Vishnu

බ්රහ්මාදයෝ දේවාඃ🔊Brahmadayo devahThe gods beginning with Brahma

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

නමස්තුලසි කල්යාණි🔊Namastulasi kalyaniSalutations to you, O auspicious Tulasi

මෝක්ෂප්රදේ🔊MokshapradeO bestower of liberation

සම්පත්ප්රදායිකේ🔊Sampat-pradayikeO giver of prosperity and wealth

පාතු මාං නිත්යං🔊Patu mam nityamMay (she) ever protect me

සර්වාපද්භ්යඃ🔊SarvapadbhyahFrom all misfortunes and calamities

පවිත්රයති මානවම්🔊Pavitrayati manavamPurifies the human being

නමාමි ශිරසා දේවීං🔊Namami shirasa devimI bow my head to the Goddess

මුච්යන්තේ සර්වකිල්බිෂාත්🔊Muchyante sarva-kilbishatAre freed from all sins

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

විෂ්ණුසඞ්ගේන වෛෂ්ණවඃ🔊Vishnu-sangena vaishnavahAs a Vaishnava is purified by the company of Vishnu

තුලස්යාඃ පල්ලවං🔊Tulasyah pallavamA tender leaf of Tulasi

සකලා දේවා වසන්ති🔊Sakala deva vasantiAll the gods reside (in her)

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

පුණ්ඩරීකේණ ධීමතා🔊Pundarikena dhimataBy the wise sage Pundarika

ෂෝඩශෛතානි නාමානි🔊Shodashaitani namaniThese sixteen names (of Tulasi)

අන්තේ විෂ්ණුපදං ලභේත්🔊Ante vishnu-padam labhetIn the end attains the abode (feet) of Vishnu

Benefits of Chanting तुलसी स्तोत्रम्

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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 तुलसी स्तोत्रम्

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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 तुलसी स्तोत्रम् written in the Sinhala 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.