शाखाग्रात्पतितं भूमौ पत्रं पत्रं पुरातनम् । तेनापि पूज्यो गोविन्दो मधुकैटभमर्द्दनः
Even an old leaf that has fallen to the ground from the tip of a branch is fit for worshipping Govinda, the slayer of Madhu and Kaitabha.
कोमलैस्तुलसीपत्रैर्योऽर्चयेदच्युतं प्रभुम् । सर्वं स लभते शीघ्रं यद्यदिच्छति चेतसा
Whoever worships the infallible Lord with tender tulasi leaves quickly obtains whatever he desires in his heart.
जैमिनिरुवाच- तुलसीवृक्षसदृशः कोवृक्षोऽस्ति द्विजर्षभ । तमहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि ब्रूहि सत्यवतीसुत
Jaimini said: O foremost of twice-born, is there any tree equal to the tulasi tree? I wish to know this; tell me, son of Satyavati.
व्यास उवाच- यथा प्रियतमा विष्णोस्तुलसी सततं द्विज । तथा प्रियतमा धात्री सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
Vyasa said: Just as tulasi is always most dear to Vishnu, so too the amalaki is most dear, and destroys all sins.
तुलसीवृक्षमासाद्य या यास्तिष्ठंति देवताः । आमलक्यास्तले तास्ता निवसंति द्विजोत्तम
O best of twice-born, the deities who dwell near the tulasi tree also reside beneath the amalaki tree.
गंगादीनि च तीर्थानि तत्रैव द्विजसत्तम । विष्णुप्रियतमा धात्री पवित्रा यत्र तिष्ठति
O best of twice-born, all holy places such as the Ganga are present where the pure amalaki, most dear to Vishnu, stands.
अशुभं वाशुभं वापि यत्कर्मामलकीतले । क्रियते मानवैर्विंप्र भवेत्तत्सत्यमक्षयम् ५० 7.24.
O brahmin, whatever action, auspicious or inauspicious, is performed by men beneath the amalaki tree, that surely becomes true and imperishable.
पवित्रैर्नूतनेः पत्रैर्धात्र्या यः पूजयेद्धरिम् । स मुक्तः पापजालेन सायुज्यं लभते हरेः
Whoever worships Hari with fresh, pure leaves of the amalaki is freed from the net of sin and attains union with Hari.
धात्री च तुलसीदेवी न तिष्ठेद्यत्र जैमिने । स्थानं तदपवित्रं स्यान्न च क्रियाफलं लभेत्
O Jaimini, wherever the amalaki and tulasi goddess do not dwell, that place is impure and no fruit of action is obtained there.
न तिष्ठत्याश्रमे यस्य धात्री च तुलसी शुभा । तेन कर्म कृतं सर्वं नूनं गच्छति निष्फलम्
Where the auspicious amalaki and tulasi do not reside in an ashram, all actions performed there certainly become fruitless.
धात्र्या तुलस्या हीनं च निलयं यस्य भूसुर । अलक्ष्मीः पातकं सर्वं कलिश्च तेन तोषितः
O holy one, the dwelling where amalaki and tulasi are absent is afflicted by misfortune, all sin, and is favored by Kali.
स्थाने तस्मिन्द्विजश्रेष्ठ न धात्री तुलसी न च । श्मशानतुल्यं स्थानं तद्विज्ञेयं तत्वदर्शिभिः
O best of twice-born, the place where neither amalaki nor tulasi are found should be understood by the wise as equal to a cremation ground.
धात्री च तुलसी यत्र तिष्ठेत्तत्राखिलाः सुराः । न धात्री तुलसी पत्रं तत्रैवाखिलपातकम्
Where amalaki and tulasi are present, all the gods dwell; but where there are no amalaki or tulasi leaves, all sin is found.
धात्रीफलस्रजं यस्तु पापहर्त्रीं वहेद्बुधः । तस्याश्रित्य तनुं विष्णुः सदा तिष्ठेच्छ्रिया सह
The wise person who wears a garland of amalaki fruits, which removes sin, is always accompanied by Vishnu and Shri, who dwell upon his body.
धात्रीकाष्ठस्य मालां च यो वहेन्मतिमान्नरः । तस्य देहं समाश्रित्य तिष्ठंति सर्वदेवताः
The intelligent man who wears a garland made from amalaki wood has all the deities residing upon his body.
धात्रीफलस्रजं गृह्णन्यत्कर्म कुरुते नरः । तत्सर्वमक्षयं प्रोक्तं शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्
Whatever action a man performs while holding a garland of amalaki fruits, all of it is declared to be imperishable, whether auspicious or inauspicious.
यस्तु धात्रीफलं भुंक्ते मानवोऽखिलतत्ववित् । तद्देहाभ्यंतरस्थायि सर्वं पापं विनश्यति
He who eats the fruit of the dhātrī tree, knowing all the truths, all sin residing within his body is destroyed.
धात्रीफलमयीं मालां यो वहेद्दिवजसत्तम । ब्रवीमि शृणु माहात्म्यं सर्वपापहरं परम्
Whoever wears a garland made of dhātrī fruit, O best among twice-born, hear from me its greatness: it is supreme, removing all sin.
श्मशानेऽपि यदा मृत्युस्तस्य स्याद्दैवयोगतः । गङ्गामरणजं पुण्यं संप्राप्नोति न संशयः
Even if death comes to him in a cremation ground by fate, he certainly attains the merit of dying by the Ganges—there is no doubt.
तं दृष्ट्वा पापिनः सर्वे पापजालैः सुदारुणैः । सद्य एव प्रमुच्यंते जन्मकोटिशतैरपि
Seeing him, all sinners are instantly released from their dreadful nets of sin, even those from hundreds of millions of births.
नित्यं गृह्णाति विप्रेंद्र यो धात्रीफलकर्द्दमम् । दिने दिने लभेत्पुण्यं संप्राप्नोति न संशयः
Whoever daily takes the pulp of dhātrī fruit, O chief of Brahmins, obtains merit day by day—there is no doubt.
धात्रीतरुं च यो हंति सर्वदेवगणाश्रयम् । स ददाति हरेरंगे घातं नास्त्यत्र संशयः
Whoever destroys the dhātrī tree, which is the abode of all the hosts of gods, inflicts harm upon Hari—there is no doubt about this.
सर्वदेवमयी धात्री विशेषात्केशवप्रिया । सम्यग्वक्तुं गुणं तस्या ब्रह्मणापि न शक्यते
The dhātrī is composed of all the gods, and especially dear to Keśava; even Brahmā cannot properly describe its qualities.
धात्र्यास्तुलस्या विदधाति भक्तिं यो मानवो ज्ञातसमस्ततत्वः । भुक्त्वा च भोगान्सकलां स्ततोंऽते स मुक्तिमाप्नोति हरेः प्रसादात्
He who, knowing all truths, shows devotion to dhātrī and tulasī, and after enjoying all pleasures, attains liberation by Hari's grace.
जैमिनिरुवाच- भूय एव महाभाग तुलस्याः पापनाशनम् । अतिथेः पूजनस्यापि माहात्म्यं ब्रूहि विस्तरात्
Jaimini said: Again, O greatly fortunate one, tell in detail the sin-destroying power of tulasī, and also the greatness of honoring guests.
सूत उवाच- ततो व्यासो महातेजास्तुलस्या द्विजसत्तम । माहात्म्यं वक्तुमारेभे शृण्वतां पापनाशनम्
Sūta said: Then Vyāsa, of great splendor, began to speak to the best of Brahmins about the greatness of tulasī, which destroys sin, as they listened.
व्यास उवाच- इयं साक्षान्महालक्ष्मीस्तुलसी भगवत्प्रिया । तस्मादिमां न पश्यंति वृक्षज्ञानेन जैमिने
Vyāsa said: This tulasī is directly Mahālakṣmī, beloved of the Lord; therefore, Jaimini, do not regard her merely as a tree by knowledge of trees.
सदैव तुलसीं मर्त्यो यथैव भुवि सेवते । तथैव सेन्द्रा विबुधाः सेवंते तं सुरालये
Just as a mortal serves tulasī on earth, so too the gods with Indra serve him in the abode of the gods.
परब्रह्मस्वरूपेयं तुलसी यत्र तिष्ठति । तत्रैव कुशलं सर्वं सुदृढं प्रोच्यते मया
Where tulasī stands, she is the embodiment of the Supreme Brahman; there, all welfare is firmly declared by me.
प्राप्नोति मृत्युकाले यस्तोयं पातकवानपि । तुलसीपत्रगलितं स याति हरिसन्निधिम्
Even a sinner who receives water at the time of death, poured over tulasī leaves, attains the presence of Hari.