Greatness of Tulasi

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(an article from Padma Purana)

Everything of the Tulasi plant, leaves, flowers, fruits, roots, twigs, skin and

even the soil around is holy. The soul of a dead one whose dead body is

cremated using Tulasi twigs for firewood would attain a permanent place in

Visnuloka. Even great sinners would be absolved of their sins if their dead

bodies are cremated with Tulasi twigs. If at the time of death one thinks of

God and mutters His name and if his dead body is later cremated with Tulasi

twigs, he would have no rebirths. Even he who has done a crore of sins would

attain moksa if at the time of cremating his dead body a piece of Tulasi twig

is placed at the bottom of the funeral pyre. Just as all waters become pure by

the union with. Ganga water, all firewood is made pure by the addition of a

small piece of Tulasi twig. If the dead body of one is cremated using Tulasi

twigs alone, one's sins for a crore of kalpa years would be washed away.

Yamadutas would keep away from one whose dead body is cremated with Tulasi

twigs and servants of Visnu would come near. If a light is burnt for Visnu with

a Tulasi stick it would be equal to burning several lakhs of lights for Visnu.

If one makes the Tulasi leaves into a paste and smears it on one's body and

then worships Visnu for one day, one would be getting the benefit of a hundred

ordinary worships and also the benefit of doing a hundred go-danas (gifts of

cows). (Chapter 24, Padma Purana).

 

Yours

George Pillai

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