Gauracandra Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 Sri Tulasi Pranama vrndayai tulasi-devyai priyayai kesavasya ca krsna-bhakti-prade devi satyvatyai namo namah I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrnda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Kesava. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Lord Krsna and possess the highest truth. Sri Tulasi-kirtana namo namah tulasi krsna-preyasi radha-krsna seva pabo ei abhilasi je tomara sarana loy, tara vancha purna hoy krpa kori’ koro tare brndabana-basi mor ei abhilas, bilas kunje dio vas nayane heribo sada jugala-rupa-rasi ei nivedana dharo, sakhir anugata koro seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi dina krsna-dase koy, ei jena mora hoy sri-radha-govinda-preme sada jena bhasi O Tulasi, beloved of Krsna, I bow before you again and again. My desire is to obtain the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Whoever takes shelter of you has his wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy on him, you make him a resident of Vrndavana. My desire is that you will also grant me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrndavana-dhama. Thus, within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krsna. I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of devotional service and make me your own maidservant. This very fallen and lowly servant of Krsna prays, “May I always swim in the love of Sri Radha and Govinda.” Sri Tulasi Pradaksina Mantra yani kani ca papani brahma-hatyadikani ca tani tani pranasyanti pradaksinah pade pade By circumambulation of Srimati Tulasi Devi all the sins that one may have committed are destroyed at every step, even the sin of killing a brahmana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauracandra Posted May 11, 2001 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 I was curious if anyone could give me insight as to how (if at all) Srimati Tulasi Devi is perceived by other Sampradayas. For instance, I know not all Sampradayas have their japa-mala made from the Tulasi plant. And if they worship her, in what ways is the worship different and in what ways is it similar. Gauracandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 >> For instance, I know not all Sampradayas have their japa-mala made from the Tulasi plant. And if they worship her, in what ways is the worship different and in what ways is it similar. Not all Vaisnava-sampradayas follows the same process of sadhana that we (Gaudyia) follow. Asvattha, tulasi, dhatri, go, brahmana, vaisnava-samamanam - to offer respects to Asvattha tree, Tulasi, the Amalaki tree, the cows, brahmanas, and vaisnavas is the 10th limb of the sixty-four-fold process of vaidhi-bhakti as prescribed in our sampradaya by Sri Rupa Goswami (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu). However, in some Vaisnava-sampradayas, such as Sri Vallabha-sampradaya, there is no prescription of any limb of vaidhi-bhakti. Therefore, such regulated worshiping of tulasi is not followed by them, as well as all other limbs of vaidhi-bhakti such as the vow of ekadasi, adopting the outward signs of a Vaisnava (vaisnava-chna-dharanam), puja or arcana, and so on. There is no prescription of chanting harinama in japa malas, and the process of meditation (bhajana-pranali) is instructed in a different way. But, in a general way, Vaisnavas-sampradayas who admit vaidhi-bhakti and follow smrti sastras such as Padma Purana, Visnu Purana, and so on, they all have tulasi mantras and worship of tulasi as a regulative process of bhakti. It can be found in Sri-sampradaya, Gaudiyas and Madhvas, but not in others. dasa dasanudasa Satyaraja dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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