जगद्धिताय तुलसी गोपीनां हितहेतवे। वृंदावने विचरता सेविता विष्णुना स्वयम्
O Tulasī, for the welfare of the world and for the good of the gopīs, you were served by Viṣṇu himself as he wandered in Vṛndāvana.
गोकुलस्य विवृद्ध्यर्थं कंसस्य निधनाय च। वसिष्ठवचनात्पूर्वं रामेण सरयूतटे
For the prosperity of Gokula and the destruction of Kaṃsa, you were formerly planted by Rāma on the bank of the Sarayū, as instructed by Vasiṣṭha.
राक्षसानां वधार्थाय रोपिता त्वं जगत्प्रिये। रोपिता तपसो वृद्ध्यै तुलसीं त्वां नमाम्यहम्
O beloved of the world, for the destruction of the rākṣasas you were planted; I bow to you, Tulasī, who were planted for the increase of ascetic power.
वियोगे वासुदेवस्य ध्यात्वा त्वां जनकात्मजा। अशोकवनमध्ये तु प्रियेण सह संगता
In separation from Vāsudeva, Janaka's daughter meditated on you; in the midst of Aśoka grove, she was united with her beloved.
शङ्करार्थं पुरा देवि पार्वत्या त्वं हिमालये। रोपिता तपसो वृद्ध्यै तुलसीं त्वां नमाम्यहम्
Long ago, O goddess, for the sake of Śaṅkara, you were planted by Pārvatī on the Himālaya; I bow to you, Tulasī, who were planted for the increase of ascetic power.
सर्वाभिर्देवपत्नीभिः किन्नरैश्चापि नंदने। दुःस्वप्ननाशनार्थाय सेविता त्वं नमोस्तु ते
By all the wives of the gods and by the Kinnaras in Nandana, you were served for the removal of bad dreams; salutations to you.
धर्मारण्ये गयायां च सेविता पितृभिः स्वयम्। सेविता तुलसी पुण्या आत्मनो हितमिच्छता
In the forest of Dharma and at Gayā, you were served by the ancestors themselves; the holy Tulasī is served by those who desire their own welfare.
रोपिता रामचंद्रेण सेविता लक्ष्मणेन च। पालिता सीतया भक्त्या तुलसी दंडके वने
Planted by Rāmacandra and served by Lakṣmaṇa, you were cherished with devotion by Sītā in the Daṇḍaka forest, O Tulasī.
त्रैलोक्यव्यापिनी गंगा यथा शास्त्रेषु गीयते। तथैव तुलसी देवी दृश्यते सचराचरे
Just as Gaṅgā, pervading the three worlds, is praised in the scriptures, so too is the goddess Tulasī seen among all beings, moving and unmoving.
ऋश्यमूके च वसता कपिराजेन सेविता। तुलसी वालिनाशाय तारासंगम हेतवे
While dwelling on Ṛśyamūka, the monkey king served Tulasī for the destruction of Vāli and for union with Tārā.
प्रणम्य तुलसीदेवीं सागरोत्क्रमणं कृतम्। कृतकार्यः प्रहृष्टश्च हनूमान्पुनरागतः
Having bowed to the goddess Tulasī, Hanumān crossed the ocean; his task accomplished and delighted, he returned again.
तुलसीग्रहणं कृत्वा विमुक्तो याति पातकैः। अथवा मुनिशार्दूल ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
By taking Tulasī, one is freed from sins; or, O best of sages, even the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa is dispelled.
तुलसीपत्रगलितं यस्तोयं शिरसा वहेत्। गंगास्नानमवाप्नोति दशधेनुफलप्रदम्
Whoever carries on their head water that has washed a leaf of tulasī attains the merit of bathing in the Gaṅgā, which bestows the fruit of ten cows.
प्रसीद देवि देवेशि प्रसीद हरिवल्लभे। क्षीरोदमथनोद्भूते तुलसि त्वां नमाम्यहम्
Be gracious, O goddess, O queen of the gods, be gracious, beloved of Hari, born from the churning of the milk ocean; O tulasī, I bow to you.
द्वादश्यां जागरे रात्रौ यः पठेत्तुलसीस्तवम्। द्वात्रिंशदपराधांश्च क्षमते तस्य केशवः
Whoever recites the hymn to tulasī during the night vigil on the twelfth day (dvādaśī), Keśava forgives his thirty-two offenses.
यत्पापं यौवने बाल्ये कौमारे वार्द्धके कृतम्। तत्सर्वं विलयं याति तुलसीस्तव पाठतः
Whatever sin has been committed in youth, childhood, adolescence, or old age—all of it is destroyed by reciting the hymn to tulasī.
प्रीतिमायाति देवेशस्तुष्टो लक्ष्मीं प्रयच्छति। कुरुते शत्रुनाशं च सुखं विद्यां प्रयच्छति
The Lord of gods becomes pleased, grants prosperity, destroys enemies, bestows happiness and knowledge.
तुलसीनाममात्रेण देवा यच्छंति वांछितम्। गर्ह्याणमपि देवेशो मुक्तिं यच्छति देहिनाम्
By merely uttering the name of tulasī, the gods grant what is desired; even to the blameworthy, the Lord of gods grants liberation to embodied beings.
तुलसी स्तवसंतुष्टा सुखं वृद्धिं ददाति च। उद्गतं हेलया विद्धि पापं यमपथे स्थितम्
Satisfied by the hymn to tulasī, she gives happiness and increase; know that sin committed carelessly is stationed on the path to Yama.
यस्मिन्गृहे च लिखितो विद्यते तुलसीस्तवः। नाशुभं विद्यते तस्य शुभमाप्नोति निश्चितम्
In whatever house the hymn to tulasī is written and present, there is no misfortune; surely, auspiciousness is attained.
सर्वं च मंगलं तस्य नास्ति किंचिदमंगलम्। सुभिक्षं सर्वदा तस्य धनं धान्यं च पुष्कलम्
All good fortune belongs to that person; there is nothing inauspicious. He always has abundance, wealth, and grain in plenty.
निश्चला केशवे भक्तिर्न वियोगश्च वैष्णवैः। जीवति व्याधिनिर्मुक्तो नाधर्मे जायते मतिः
Unwavering devotion to Keśava, and no separation from Vaiṣṇavas; while living, he is free from disease, and his mind does not incline toward unrighteousness.
द्वादश्यां जागरे रात्रौ यः पठेत्तुलसीस्तवम्। तीर्थकोटिसहस्रैस्तु यत्फलं लक्षकोटिभिः
Whoever recites the hymn to tulasī during the night vigil on the twelfth day attains the fruit that comes from a hundred thousand crores of holy pilgrimages.
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति पठित्वा तुलसीस्तवम्
That very fruit is obtained by reciting the hymn to tulasī.
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे तुलसीस्तवमाहात्म्यं नामैकषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Purāṇa, in the first section on creation, the sixty-first chapter named 'The Greatness of the Hymn to Tulasī' is concluded.
द्विषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 1.62 द्विजाऊचुः- मज्जनादखिलं पापं क्षयं यांति सुनिश्चितम्। महापातकमन्यच्च तदादेशं वदस्व नः
The twice-born said: By bathing, all sin is certainly destroyed, including great sins and others; instruct us accordingly.
पापात्पूतोऽक्षयं नाकमश्नुते दिवि शक्रवत्। सुरयोनेर्न हानिः स्यादुपदेशं वदस्व नः
Purified from sin, one attains imperishable heaven like Indra; there is no loss of divine birth—please give us this teaching.
अत्र भोग्यं परं सर्वं मृते स्वर्गे सुरोत्तमः। कलिपापहतानां च स्वर्गसोपानमुच्यते
Here, all supreme enjoyments are available; after death, heaven, O best of gods. For those afflicted by the sins of Kali, it is called the stairway to heaven.
व्यास उवाच- गतिं चिंतयतां विप्रास्तूर्णं सामान्यजन्मनाम्। स्त्रीपुंसामीक्षणाद्यस्माद्गंगा पापं व्यपोहति
Vyāsa said: For those who contemplate their future path, O brāhmaṇas, the Gaṅgā removes sin from men and women, even by a mere glance.
गंगेति स्मरणादेव क्षयं याति च पातकम्। कीर्तनादतिपापानि दर्शनाद्गुरुकल्मषम्
By merely remembering the word 'Gaṅgā', sin is destroyed; by singing her praise, even great sins, and by seeing her, the gravest impurities.