सूत उवाच। तुलस्याः परिसरे यस्य काननं तिष्ठति द्विज । गृहस्य तीर्थरूपत्वान्नायांति यमकिंकराः
Sūta said: O brāhmaṇa, where there is a grove of Tulasī near one's house, because the house becomes like a sacred place, the servants of Yama do not come there.
तुलस्याः काननं विप्र सर्वपापहरं शुभम् । रोपयंति नराः श्रेष्ठास्ते न पश्यंति भास्करिम्
O brāhmaṇa, a grove of Tulasī is auspicious and removes all sins; those excellent people who plant it do not see the abode of the Sun (i.e., do not die untimely).
रोपणं पालनं सेवां दर्शनं स्पर्शनं तु यः । कुर्य्यात्तस्य प्रणष्टं स्यात्सर्वपापं द्विजोत्तम
O best of brāhmaṇas, whoever plants, tends, serves, sees, or touches Tulasī—his every sin is destroyed.
कोमलैस्तुलसीपत्रैरर्चयंति हरिं तु ये । कालस्य सदनं विप्र ते न यांति महाशयाः
O brāhmaṇa, those noble ones who worship Hari with tender Tulasī leaves do not go to the abode of Time (i.e., death).
गंगाद्याः सरितः श्रेष्ठा विष्णु ब्रह्म महेश्वराः । देवैस्तीर्थैः पुष्कराद्यैस्तिष्ठंति तुलसीदले
The foremost rivers such as the Ganges, and Vishnu, Brahma, and Maheshvara, along with the gods, holy places like Pushkara, all reside in a leaf of tulasi.
यो युक्तस्तुलसीपत्रैः पापी प्राणान्विमुञ्चति । विष्णोर्निकेतनं याति सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
Whoever, even if sinful, departs from life adorned with tulasi leaves, truly goes to the abode of Vishnu; this I declare as truth.
तुलसीमृत्तिकालिप्तो युक्तः पापशतैरपि । विमुंचति नरः प्राणान्स याति हरिमन्दिरम्
A man, even stained by hundreds of sins, who is anointed with tulasi clay, when he gives up his life, goes to the temple of Hari.
यो नरो धारयेद्विप्र तुलसीकाष्ठचंदनम् । तस्याङ्गं न स्पृशेत्पापं स याति परमं पदम्
O Brahmin, a man who wears tulasi wood and sandalwood does not have sin touch his body; he attains the supreme state.
तुलसीकाष्ठमालां तु कण्ठस्थां वहते तु यः । अप्यशौचोप्यनाचारो भक्त्या याति हरेर्गृहम्
Whoever wears a garland of tulasi wood around his neck, even if impure or of improper conduct, by devotion goes to the house of Hari.
धात्रीफलकृतामाला तुलसीकाष्ठसंभवा । दृश्यते यस्य देहे तु स वै भागवतो नरः
A man on whose body is seen a garland made of dhatri fruit and tulasi wood is indeed a devotee of Bhagavan.
तुलसीदलजां मालां कण्ठस्थां वहते तु यः । विष्णूच्छिष्टां विशेषेण स नमस्यो दिवौकसाम्
Whoever wears a garland made of tulasi leaves around his neck, especially one offered to Vishnu, is to be honored by the gods.
यः पुनस्तुलसीमालां कण्ठे कृत्वा जनार्दनम् । पूजयेत्पुण्यमाप्नोति प्रतिपुष्पं गवायुतम्
Whoever, having placed a tulasi garland on his neck, worships Janardana, attains the merit of ten thousand cows for each flower.
धारयन्ति न ये मालां हैतुकाः पापबुद्धयः । नरकान्न निवर्तंते दग्धाः कोपाग्निना हरेः
Those who, out of wicked intent, do not wear a garland, do not return from hell, burned by the fire of Hari's wrath.
न जह्यात्तुलसीमालां धात्रीमालां विशेषतः । महापातकसंहर्त्रीं धर्मकामार्थदायिनीम्
One should never abandon a tulasi garland, especially a dhatri garland, which destroys great sins and bestows righteousness, desire, and wealth.
स्पृशेच्च यानि लोमानि धात्रीमाला कलौ नृणाम् । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि वसते केशवालये
As many hairs as are touched by a dhatri garland on people in Kali Yuga, for that many thousands of years one dwells in the abode of Keshava.
निवेद्य केशवे मालां तुलसीकाष्ठसंभवाम् । वहते यो नरो भक्त्या तस्य वै नास्ति पातकम्
Whoever, having offered a garland made of tulasi wood to Keshava, wears it with devotion, has no sin at all.
तुलसीकाष्ठमालां तु प्रेतराजस्य दूतकाः । दृष्ट्वा नश्यन्ति दूरेण वातोद्धूतं यथा दलम्
The messengers of the lord of the dead, upon seeing a garland of tulasi wood, flee far away, just as a leaf is blown by the wind.
तुलस्या विपिने धात्र्याश्छायासु यो नरोत्तमः । पिण्डं ददाति पितरो मुक्तिं यान्ति द्विजोत्तम
O best of Brahmins, if an excellent man offers a rice ball to his ancestors in a grove of tulasi or under the shade of a dhatri tree, the ancestors attain liberation.
पाणौ मूर्ध्नि गले चैव कर्णयोश्च मुखे द्विज । धात्रीफलं यस्तु धत्ते स विज्ञेयो हरिः स्वयम्
O Brahmin, whoever holds dhatri fruit in his hand, on his head, neck, ears, or mouth, should be recognized as Hari himself.
धात्रीपत्रैः फलैर्विप्र श्रीहरिं चार्चयेद्द्विज । कोटिजन्मार्जितं पापं पूजया नश्यति सकृत्
O Brahmin, one who worships Shri Hari with dhatri leaves and fruits, even once, destroys the sin accumulated over millions of births.
यज्ञादेवाश्च मुनयस्तीर्थानि कार्तिके द्विज । धात्रीवृक्षं समाश्रित्य तिष्ठन्ति कार्तिके सदा
O Brahmin, sacrifices, gods, sages, and holy places, in the month of Kartika, always reside near the dhatri tree.
धात्रीपत्रं कार्तिके च द्वादश्यां तुलसीदलम् । चिनोति यो नरो गच्छेन्निरयं यातनामयम्
Whoever, in Kartika, on the twelfth day, collects dhatri leaves and tulasi leaves, goes to a hell full of torments.
धात्रीछायासु यो विप्र चान्नं भुनक्ति कार्तिके । अन्नसंसर्गजं पापमावर्षं तस्य नश्यति
O Brahmin, whoever eats food in the shade of an emblic tree during Kārtika, all sin arising from contact with food is destroyed for him for a year.
तुलसीवनमध्ये च धात्रीमूले च कार्तिके । कुर्याद्धर्यर्चनं विप्र वैकुण्ठं याति स ध्रुवम्
O Brahmin, one who worships Hari in the middle of a grove of holy basil or at the root of an emblic tree during Kārtika certainly attains Vaikuṇṭha.
तुलसीमूलदेशेऽपि स्थितं वारि द्विजोत्तम । गृह्णाति मस्तके भक्त्या पापी याति हरेर्गृहम्
O best of twice-born, even a sinner who, with devotion, takes water placed at the root of holy basil and touches it to his head, goes to the abode of Hari.
तुलसीपत्रगलितं यस्तोयं शिरसावहेत् । सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नातश्चांते याति हरेर्गृहम्
He who pours on his head water that has dripped from a basil leaf is considered as one who has bathed at all sacred fords, and at the end, he goes to the house of Hari.
पुरा कश्चिद्द्विजश्रेष्ठो द्वापरेऽभून्महामुने । स्नात्वैकदा तुलस्यै स वनं दत्वा गृहं गतः
Once, O great sage, in Dvāpara Yuga, there was a certain excellent Brahmin who, after bathing, gave a grove of holy basil and then went home.
आदित्यो वर्चसा नाम्ना मार्त्तंड इव पुण्यतः । तृषार्तो भक्षकः कश्चिदागतो बहुकल्मषः
He was named Āditya, radiant like the sun and pure in merit; then a certain hungry, sinful man named Bhakṣaka came, tormented by thirst.
तुलस्यामूलतस्तोयं पीत्वा चासौ हतांहसः । त्वरयाप्यागतो व्याधो नाम्ना यश्चासिमर्द्दनः
Drinking water from the root of the basil plant, his sins were destroyed; then a hunter named Asimardana arrived there in haste.
उवाच भुक्तं चान्नं च भुक्त्वा भग्नं गतः किमु । कृत्वा मे पाकभांडस्थं चागतो हिंसकस्य ते
He said, 'Having eaten the food and broken the vessel, why did you go? You came after cooking my food, O cruel one.'