तुलसीवनजा छाया यत्र यत्र भवेद्दिवज । तर्पणं कुरुते तत्र पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम्
Wherever the shade of a grove of tulasi falls, there, offerings made to the ancestors become inexhaustible.
तस्य मूले स्थितो ब्रह्मा मध्ये देवो जनार्दनः । मंजर्यां वसते रुद्रः तुलसी तेन पावनी
At its root dwells Brahma, in the middle the god Janardana, and on the flower Rudra resides; thus tulasi is purifying.
विना यस्तुलसीं कुर्यात्संध्याकाले तु मार्जनम् । तत्सर्वं राक्षसहृतं नरकं च प्रयच्छति
Whoever performs purification at twilight without tulasi, all that is taken by demons and leads to hell.
तुलसीपत्रगलितं तोयं यः शिरसावहेत् । गंगाफलमवाप्नोति शतधेनुफलं लभेत्
Whoever pours water fallen from tulasi leaves upon his head attains the merit of the Ganga and receives the fruit of a hundred cows.
शिवालये विशेषेण रोपयेत्तुलसीं यदि । बीजसंख्या वसेत्स्वर्गे प्रत्येकं युगसंख्यया
If one especially plants tulasi in a temple of Shiva, for each seed sown, one dwells in heaven for as many ages.
उमया तु पुरा देवि शंकरार्थं हिमालये । रोपिताः शतवृक्षास्तु तुलस्याः प्रणतोऽस्म्यहम्
Long ago, O goddess, Uma planted a hundred tulasi trees in the Himalayas for Shankara; I bow to them.
पर्वण्यवसरे यस्तु श्रावणे चाथ रोपयेत् । संक्रांतिदिवसे चैव तुलसी चातिपुण्यदा
Whoever plants tulasi on festival occasions, in the month of Shravan, or on the day of the sun's transit, tulasi grants great merit.
तुलसीं पूजयेन्नित्यं दरिद्र ईश्वरो भवेत् । सर्वसिद्धिकरामूर्तिः कृष्णः कीर्तिं ददाति च
Whoever worships tulasi daily, though poor, becomes a lord; Krishna, the giver of all accomplishments, bestows fame.
शालग्रामशिला यत्र तत्र संनिहितो हरिः । तत्र स्नानं च दानं च वाराणस्यां शताधिकम्
Wherever the Shalagrama stone is found, Hari is present; bathing and giving there yields a hundred times the merit of Varanasi.
कुरुक्षेत्रं प्रयागं च नैमिषारण्यमेव च । तस्य कोटिगुणं पुण्यं शालग्रामशिलार्चनात्
Kurukshetra, Prayaga, and Naimisha forest—worship of the Shalagrama stone there gives merit a crore times greater.
शालग्राममयी मुद्रा संस्थिता यत्र हि क्वचित् । वाराणस्यां च यत्पुण्यं सर्वं तत्रैव तद्भवेत्
Wherever a ring made of Shalagrama is kept, all the merit of Varanasi is found there.
ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं यत्किंचित्कुरुते नरः । तत्सर्वं नाशयेदाशु शालग्रामशिलार्चनात्
Whatever sin a person commits, even killing a Brahmin, all is swiftly destroyed by worship of the Shalagrama stone.
नारदउवाच- एवं तुलस्या माहात्म्यं त्वत्प्रसादाच्छ्रुतं मया । सांप्रतं तु समाचक्ष्व त्रिरात्रं तुलसीव्रतम्
Narada said: Thus, by your grace, I have heard the greatness of tulasi; now please tell me about the three-night tulasi vow.
सदाशिव उवाच- शृणु विप्र महाबुद्धे व्रतमेतत्पुरातनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
Sadashiva said: Listen, O wise Brahmin, to this ancient vow; hearing it, one is freed from all sins—there is no doubt.
पुरा रैभ्यंतरे कल्पे राजा ह्यासीत्प्रजापतिः । तस्य भार्या च विख्याता चंद्ररूपा महासती
Long ago, in the Raibhya interval of a kalpa, there was a king, Prajapati; his wife, renowned and moon-faced, was a great chaste woman.
सा वै व्रतमिदं चक्रे सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । त्रिरात्रं तु व्रतं तस्या धर्मकामार्थ मोक्षदम्
She performed this vow, which grants all desired fruits; her three-night vow bestowed dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation.
सफलं जीवितं तेषां यैः श्रुतं तुलसीव्रतम् । कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु नवम्यां चैव नारद
Blessed is the life of those who have heard the vow of Tulasi, O Narada, especially on the ninth day of the bright fortnight in Kartika.
नियमस्थो व्रती तिष्ठेद्भूमिशायी जितेंद्रियः । व्रतं त्रिरात्रमुद्दिश्य शुचिः संयतमानसः
Firm in discipline, the votary remains, sleeping on the ground, with senses controlled; for three nights, pure and with a restrained mind, he observes the vow.
स्वपेन्नियमपूर्वं तु तुलसीवनसंनिधौ । ततो मध्याह्नसमये नद्यादौ विमले जले
He sleeps, having first observed the prescribed discipline, in the presence of the Tulasi grove; then, at midday, in pure water at the river or lake,
स्नानं कृत्वा पितॄन्देवांस्तर्पयेद्विधिपूर्वकम् । सुवर्णं कारयेद्देवं लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम्
Having bathed, he offers oblations to ancestors and gods according to the prescribed method; he should fashion an image of Janardana with Lakshmi in gold.
वित्तशाठ्यं न कर्तव्यमात्मनः श्रेयमिच्छता । वस्त्रयुग्मं ततः कार्यं पीते शुक्लेऽपि वाससी । नवग्रहाणामारंभं शांतिकं विधिपूर्वकम्
One seeking their own welfare should not act with deceit regarding wealth; then, a pair of garments should be prepared, yellow or white; the ritual for appeasing the nine planets should be performed according to the prescribed method.
श्रपयित्वा चरुं तत्र वैष्णवं होममाचरेत् । द्वादश्यां देवदेवेशं पूजयित्वा प्रयत्नतः
Having cooked the sacrificial offering there, he should perform a Vaishnava fire ritual; on the twelfth day, he should carefully worship the Lord of gods.
अव्रणं शुद्धकलशं स्थापयेद्विधिपूर्वकम् । पंचरत्नसमोपेतं पल्लवैश्चोषधीयुतम्
He should place a flawless, pure vessel according to the prescribed method, adorned with five gems and filled with leaves and medicinal herbs.
तस्योपरिन्यसेत्पात्रे लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम् । स्थापयेत्तुलसीमूले मंत्रैर्वेदपुराणकैः
Upon that, in a vessel, he should place Janardana with Lakshmi; he should install it at the root of Tulasi, with mantras from the Vedas and Puranas.
पयसा केवलेनैव सिंचयेत्तुलसीवनम् । पंचामृतेन संस्नाप्य देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम्
He should sprinkle the Tulasi grove only with milk; after bathing the Lord of gods, the teacher of the world, with the five nectars,
योऽनंतरूपोऽखिलविश्वरूपो गर्भोदके लोकविधिं बिभर्त्ति । प्रसीदतामेष सदेव देवो यो मायया विश्वकृदेष देवी
He who is the infinite form, the form of the entire universe, who sustains the order of the worlds in the cosmic waters—may this eternal God, the creator of the universe by his power, be gracious.
प्रार्थनामंत्रः । आगच्छाच्युत देवेश तेजोराशे जगत्पते । सदैव तिमिरध्वंसी पाहि मां भवसागरात्
Prayer mantra: Come, O Achyuta, Lord of gods, radiant source, Lord of the world; ever destroyer of darkness, protect me from the ocean of existence.
आवाहनमंत्रः । पंचामृतेन सुस्नानं तथा गंधोदकेन च । गंगादीनां च तोयेन स्नातोऽनंतःप्रसीदतु
Invocation mantra: Bathed with the five nectars and also with fragrant water, and with water from the Ganga and other rivers, may Ananta, thus bathed, be pleased.
स्नानमंत्रः । श्रीखंडागुरुकर्पूरं कुंकुमादिविलेपनम् । भक्त्या दत्तं मया देव लक्ष्म्या सह गृहाण वै
Bathing mantra: Sandalwood, aloe, camphor, saffron and other ointments, offered by me with devotion, O Lord, together with Lakshmi, please accept.
विलेपनमंत्रः । नारायण नमस्तेऽस्तु नरकार्णवतारण । त्रैलोक्याधिपते तुभ्यं ददामि वसने शुभे
Anointing mantra: O Narayana, salutations to you, rescuer from the ocean of hell; Lord of the three worlds, to you I offer these auspicious garments.