Tulasi Stotram
Tulasi Stotram जगद्धात्रि नमस्तुभ्यं विष्णोश्च प्रियवल्लभे ।यतो ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणः ॥१॥ jagaddhātri namastubhyaṃ viṣṇośca priyavallabhe .yato brahmādayo devāḥ sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇaḥ ..1.. Salutations to the mother of the universe,Who is the beloved consort of Lord Vishnu.Due to you alone, Brahma and other godsEngage in creation, preservation, and destruction. नमस्तुलसि कल्याणि नमो विष्णुप्रिये शुभे ।नमो मोक्षप्रदे देवि नमः सम्पत्प्रदायिके ॥२॥ namastulasi kalyāṇi namo viṣṇupriye śubhe .namo mokṣaprade devi namaḥ sampatpradāyike ..2.. Salutations to the auspicious Tulsi,Salutations to the beloved of Vishnu.Salutations to the giver of liberation,Salutations to the bestower of prosperity. तुलसी पातु मां नित्यं सर्वापद्भ्योऽपि सर्वदा ।कीर्तितापि स्मृता वापि पवित्रयति मानवम् ॥३॥ tulasī pātu māṃ nityaṃ sarvāpadbhyo’pi sarvadā .kīrtitāpi smṛtā vāpi pavitrayati mānavam ..3.. O Tulsi, always protect meFrom all dangers at all times.Even when sung or remembered,You purify human beings. नमामि शिरसा देवीं तुलसीं विलसत्तनुम् ।यां दृष्ट्वा पापिनो मर्त्या मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषात् ॥४॥ namāmi śirasā devīṃ tulasīṃ vilasattanum .yāṃ dṛṣṭvā pāpino martyā mucyante sarvakilbiṣāt ..4.. I bow with my head before the Goddess Tulsi,Radiant in form.By merely seeing her, even sinnersAre freed from all sins. तुलस्या रक्षितं सर्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम् ।या विनिहन्ति पापानि दृष्ट्वा वा पापिभिर्नरैः ॥५॥ tulasyā rakṣitaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram .yā vinihanti pāpāni dṛṣṭvā vā pāpibhirnaraiḥ ..5.. Tulsi protects the entire universe,Both moving and unmoving.Even a sinner, by seeing her,Is freed from sins. नमस्तुलस्यतितरां यस्यै बद्ध्वाञ्जलिं कलौ ।कलयन्ति सुखं सर्वं स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथाऽपरे ॥६॥ namastulasyatitarāṃ yasyai baddhvāñjaliṃ kalau .kalayanti sukhaṃ sarvaṃ striyo vaiśyāstathā’pare ..6.. Salutations to the supreme Tulsi,Who liberates beings in the age of Kali.She grants happiness to all,Women, merchants, and others alike. तुलस्या नापरं किञ्चिद् दैवतं जगतीतले ।यथा पवित्रितो लोको विष्णुसङ्गेन वैष्णवः ॥७॥ tulasyā nāparaṃ kiñcid daivataṃ jagatītale .yathā pavitrito loko viṣṇusaṅgena vaiṣṇavaḥ ..7.. There is no deity on earthGreater than Tulsi.She purifies the worldAnd blesses devotees with the company of Vishnu. तुलस्याः पल्लवं विष्णोः शिरस्यारोपितं कलौ ।आरोपयति सर्वाणि श्रेयांसि वरमस्तके ॥८॥ tulasyāḥ pallavaṃ viṣṇoḥ śirasyāropitaṃ kalau .āropayati sarvāṇi śreyāṃsi varamastake ..8.. In the age of Kali,Offering a Tulsi leaf to Vishnu’s headIs equal to receivingHis supreme blessings. तुलस्यां सकला देवा वसन्ति सततं यतः ।अतस्तामर्चयेल्लोके सर्वान् देवान् समर्चयन् ॥९॥ tulasyāṃ sakalā devā vasanti satataṃ yataḥ .atastāmarcayelloke sarvān devān samarcayan ..9.. All gods eternally reside in Tulsi.Therefore, worship of TulsiIs equal to worshippingAll the gods. नमस्तुलसि सर्वज्ञे पुरुषोत्तमवल्लभे ।पाहि मां सर्वपापेभ्यः सर्वसम्पत्प्रदायिके ॥१०॥ namastulasi sarvajñe puruṣottamavallabhe .pāhi māṃ sarvapāpebhyaḥ sarvasampatpradāyike ..10.. Salutations to the all-knowing Tulsi,Beloved of the Supreme Lord Vishnu.Protect me from all sins,O bestower of all prosperity. इति स्तोत्रं पुरा गीतं पुण्डरीकेण धीमता ।विष्णुमर्चयता नित्यं शोभनैस्तुलसीदलैः ॥११॥ iti stotraṃ purā gītaṃ puṇḍarīkeṇa dhīmatā .viṣṇumarcayatā nityaṃ śobhanaistulasīdalaiḥ ..11.. This hymn was composed long agoBy the wise Pundarika,Who worshipped Vishnu dailyWith sacred Tulsi leaves. तुलसी श्रीर्महालक्ष्मीर्विद्याविद्या यशस्विनी ।धर्म्या धर्मानना देवी देवीदेवमनःप्रिया ॥१२॥ tulasī śrīrmahālakṣmīrvidyāvidyā yaśasvinī .dharmyā dharmānanā devī devīdevamanaḥpriyā ..12.. Tulsi is fortune, Mahalakshmi,Knowledge and ignorance, fame and virtue,Righteousness itself, and the GoddessBeloved of the Lord of gods. लक्ष्मीप्रियसखी देवी द्यौर्भूमिरचला चला ।षोडशैतानि नामानि तुलस्याः कीर्तयन्नरः ॥१३॥ lakṣmīpriyasakhī devī dyaurbhūmiracalā calā .ṣoḍaśaitāni nāmāni tulasyāḥ kīrtayannaraḥ ..13.. She is the dear friend of Lakshmi,Heaven and earth, the moving and unmoving.Whoever chants these sixteen names of Tulsi लभते सुतरां भक्तिमन्ते विष्णुपदं लभेत् ।तुलसी भूर्महालक्ष्मीः पद्मिनी श्रीर्हरिप्रिया ॥१४॥ labhate sutarāṃ bhaktimante viṣṇupadaṃ labhet .tulasī bhūrmahālakṣmīḥ padminī śrīrharipriyā ..14.. Attains supreme devotionAnd finally reaches Vishnu’s abode.Tulsi is Earth, Mahalakshmi,Padmini, and beloved of Hari. तुलसि श्रीसखि शुभे पापहारिणि पुण्यदे ।नमस्ते नारदनुते नारायणमनःप्रिये ॥१५॥ tulasi śrīsakhi śubhe pāpahāriṇi puṇyade .namaste nāradanute nārāyaṇamanaḥpriye ..15.. O Tulsi, friend of Lakshmi, auspicious one,Destroyer of sins and giver of merit.Salutations to you praised by Narada,Beloved of Lord Narayana’s heart. इति पुन्दरीककृतं तुलसीस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्Iti Pundarīka kṛtam Tulasī Stotram sampūrṇam Thus ends the Tulsi Stotram composed by Sri Pundarika. Description Prayer to Tulasi. Tulsi is also known as Vrinda (ocimum sanctum in Latin, and Sacred Basil in English). This plant is considered to be an incarnation of the consort of Lord Vishnu. This prayer is written by Sage Pundareeka.
