तुलसीदारुणा दाहो न तस्य पुनरावृतिः । यद्येकं तुलसीकाष्ठं मध्ये काष्ठशतस्य हि
If the cremation is done with Tulasī wood, there is no return for that person; even if only one piece of Tulasī wood is among a hundred pieces of wood—
दाहकाले भवेन्मुक्तिः कोटिपापायुतस्य च । गंगांभसाभिषेकेण यांति पुण्यानि पुण्यताम्
At the time of burning, liberation is attained, even for one with millions of accumulated sins; by bathing with Gaṅgā water, merits become even more meritorious.
तुलसीकाष्ठमिश्राणि यांति दारूणि पुण्यताम् । तुलसीकाष्ठसंमिश्रा यावत्प्रज्वलते चिता
Logs mixed with Tulasī wood become meritorious; as long as the funeral pyre burns with Tulasī wood mixed in—
दह्यंति तस्य पापानि कल्पकोटिकृतानि वै । दह्यमानं नरं दृष्ट्वा तुलसीकाष्ठवह्निना
The sins accumulated over millions of ages are burned away; seeing a person being burned with Tulasī wood fire—
नयंति तं विष्णुदूता न च वै यमकिंकराः । जन्मकोटिसहस्रैस्तु मुक्तो याति जनार्दनम्
The attendants of Viṣṇu take him, and not the servants of Yama; freed from thousands of millions of births, he goes to Janārdana.
दह्यंते ये नरा लोके तुलसीकाष्ठवह्निना । तान्विमानस्थितान्देवाः क्षिपंति कुसुमांजलिम्
Those people who are burned in this world with Tulasī wood fire—the gods, seated in their celestial vehicles, shower them with handfuls of flowers.
नृत्यंत्यप्सरसः सर्वा गीतं गायंति गायकाः । जायंते वीक्ष्य तं विष्णुः संतुष्टः शंभुना सह
All the apsarās dance, the singers sing; seeing that person, Viṣṇu is pleased together with Śaṃbhu.
गृहीत्वा तं करे शौरिर्गृहं नीत्वास्य चांगतः । मार्जयेत्सर्वपापानि पश्यतां त्रिदिवौकसाम्
Taking him by the hand, Śauri leads him home, and, in the presence of the dwellers of heaven, removes all his sins.
महोत्सवं कारयित्वा जयशब्दपुरःसरम् । ज्वलते यत्र चाज्येन तुलसीकाष्ठपावकः
A great festival is held, with cries of victory, wherever the fire of Tulasī wood burns with clarified butter.
अग्न्यगारे श्मशाने वा दह्यते पातकं नृणाम् । होमं कुर्वंति ये विप्रास्तुलसीकाष्ठवह्निना । सिक्ते सिक्ते तिले वापि अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
Whether in the fire chamber or in the cremation ground, the sins of men are burned; those brāhmaṇas who perform oblations with Tulasī wood fire, or with sesame seeds sprinkled, obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
यो ददाति हरेर्धूपं तुलसीकाष्ठसंभवम् । शतक्रतुसमं पुण्यं लभते गोशतं फलम्
Whoever offers to Hari incense made from tulasi wood attains merit equal to that of Indra and gains the fruit of giving a hundred cows.
नैवेद्यं पच्यते यस्तु तुलसीकाष्ठवह्निना । मेरुतुल्यं भवेद्दत्तं तदन्नं केशवस्य हि
If one cooks food for offering using a fire of tulasi wood, that food, when given to Keshava, becomes as valuable as Mount Meru.
तुलसीपावकेनाथ यो दीपं कुरुते हरेः । दीपलक्षसहस्राणां पुण्यं स लभते फलम्
Whoever lights a lamp for Hari with fire from tulasi wood obtains the merit of a hundred thousand lamps.
न तेन सदृशो लोके वैष्णवो भुवि दृश्यते । यः प्रयच्छति कृष्णस्य तुलसीकाष्ठचंदनम्
No Vaishnava on earth is seen to be equal to the one who offers Krishna sandalwood made from tulasi wood.
स जायते कृपापात्रं विष्णोर्वाडवसत्तम
He becomes an object of Vishnu's compassion, O best of horses.
तुलसीदारुजातेन चंदनेन कलौ हरिम् । विलिप्य भक्तितो नित्यं रमते हरिसन्निधौ
By anointing Hari daily with sandalwood made from tulasi wood, with devotion, one delights in the presence of Hari.
तुलसीपंकलिप्तांगः कुरुते विष्णुपूजनम् । पूजाशतदिनैकाह्ना लभ्यते गोशतं फलम्
He who worships Vishnu with his body anointed with tulasi paste obtains the fruit of giving a hundred cows in a single day, which is equal to a hundred days of worship.
विलेपार्थे तु कृष्णस्य तुलसीकाष्ठचंदनम् । मंदिरे तिष्ठते यावत्तावत्पुण्यफलं शृणु
As long as sandalwood made from tulasi wood remains in the temple for Krishna's anointing, listen to the merit obtained during that time.
तिलप्रस्थाष्टकं दत्वा यत्पुण्यं प्राप्नुयान्नरः । तत्फलं जायते पुंसां प्रसादाच्चक्रपाणिनः
The merit a man gains by giving eight measures of sesame is the same fruit bestowed by the grace of the discus-bearing Lord.
यो ददाति पितॄणां तु पिंडे तुलसिसंभवम् । दलं संजायते तृप्तिः पत्रे पत्रे शताब्दिका
Whoever offers to the ancestors a ball containing tulasi attains satisfaction for each ancestor leaf by leaf, lasting a hundred years.
तुलसीमूलमृत्स्नैव स्नानं कुर्याद्विशेषतः । तेन तीर्थे कृतं स्नानं यावच्चांगे च मृत्तिका
If one bathes especially with earth from the root of tulasi, it is as if he has bathed at a sacred place, as long as that earth remains on his body.
तदीय यातु मंजर्या पूजनं च करोति यः । नानापुष्पैः कृता पूजा यावच्चंद्रदिवाकरौ
Whoever performs worship with a cluster from that plant, such worship with various flowers endures as long as the moon and sun exist.
यस्मिन्गृहेऽवतिष्ठेत तुलसी वृक्षवाटिका । दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्चैव ब्रह्महत्यादिपातकम् । तत्सर्वं विलयं याति दर्शनेनैव नारद
In whatever house there is a grove of tulasi, by seeing or touching it, all sins such as the killing of a Brahmin are destroyed, O Narada, simply by seeing it.
महादेव उवाच- अथान्यत्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः । न कस्यापि च कथितं शृणु देवर्षिसत्तम
Mahadeva said: Now I will tell you something else; listen with focused mind. This has not been told to anyone; hear it, O best of divine sages.
यत्र यत्र गृहे ग्रामे वने वा तुलसी भवेत् । तत्र तत्र जगत्स्वामी प्रीतात्मा च वसेद्धरिः
Wherever there is tulasi, in a house, village, or forest, there the Lord of the universe, pleased in heart, resides.
गृहे तस्मिन्न दारिद्र्यं नायोगो बंधुसंभवः । न दुःखं न भयं रोगस्तुलसी यत्र तिष्ठति
In that house there is no poverty, no misfortune from relatives, no suffering, no fear, nor disease, where tulasi stands.
सर्वत्र तुलसी पुण्या पुण्यक्षेत्रे विशेषतः । संनिधौ तस्य देवस्य रोपणात्पृथिवीतले
Tulasi is sacred everywhere, especially in holy places; by planting it in the presence of that deity on the earth,
तेषां विष्णुपदं नित्यं तुलस्यारोपणे कृते । उत्पादान्दारुणान्रोगान्दुर्निमित्तान्यनेकशः । तुलस्याभ्यर्चिते भक्त्या हंत शांतिकरो हरिः
For those who plant tulasi, Vishnu's abode is assured; and by worshipping tulasi with devotion, Hari brings peace, removing many severe diseases and inauspicious omens.
तुलसीगंधमाघ्राय यत्र गच्छति मारुतः । दिशो दश च ताः पूता भूतग्रामश्चतुर्विधः
Wherever the wind carries the fragrance of tulasi, all ten directions are purified, along with the four kinds of beings.
यस्मिन्गृहे मुनिश्रेष्ठ तुलसीमूलमृत्तिका । सर्वदा तत्र तिष्ठंति देवताश्च शिवो हरिः
O best of sages, in any house where the soil at the root of tulasi is found, there always reside the deities, Shiva, and Hari.