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Always to be sincerity to our guru, krsna and devotees
In the nectar of instruction Srila Rupa Goswami text (2) said
than we need to be very careful when we practice Krsna
conciousness, he said( prajalpo nijamagrahah) practicing
the scriptural rules and regulation only for the sake of
follow them and not fo
Read more…TAKING CARE OF TULASI-DEVI. PART 1.
The most important and fundamental principle of Tulasi care is regular and perpetual care. She is a pure devotee, and Her requirements are few and simple. She simply requires Her own quarters with direct sunlight, where She can grow without disturban
Read more…TAKING CARE OF TULASI-DEVI. PART 2.
II. Soil and DrainageThe best soil is homemade, that is to say not some combination purchased in a store, but mixed by hand from local ingredients. The symptoms of good soil are a dark color and rich smell. (I am the original fragrance of the earth).
Read more…TAKING CARE OF TULASI-DEVI. PART 3.
IV. Water and FeedingProper watering has to be adjusted according to weather, climate, size, soil and the particular nature of the individual Tulasi. (There is no mechanical arrangement, as She is a person). She would rather be just a little bit dry
Read more…TAKING CARE OF TULASI-DEVI. PART 4.
VII. DiseasesGenerally speaking, if She is receiving correct water and sufficient sunlight, in a pot of the correct size and with a suitable type of dirt, Tulasi will flourish. The only necessity is to be sure to protect Her from wandering insects. F
Read more…History of Vrinda Kunda.
Some five thousand years ago, after Krishna and His associates wound up Their earthly pastimes, the Lord's great-grandson, Vajranabha Maharaja, installed Deities of Krishna all over Vraja. Deities were installed also at Vrinda Kunda. Later, unfortuna
Read more…The Glories Of Tulasi puja from Sri Garga-Samhita.
(2.16) translated by Sriman Kusakratha DasaSri Radha, the goddess of the rasa dance, spoke to Her friend Candranana, the best of the knowers of religion. Sri Radha said, "Please tell Me what kind of worship I should perform to please Sri Krsna, worsh
Read more…The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 5.
One should be clean before touching or plucking Tulasi.asnatva tulasim citva yah pujam kurute narahso'paradhi bhaven nityam tat sarvam nisphalam bhavetOne who picks Tulasi without having bathed and then performs worship is an offender, and all his ac
Read more…The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 4.
Among all articles which are offered to the Lord, Tulasi is most highly praised. Therefore one may perform perfect worship of the Lord by simply offering pure water and Tulasi leaves (Raghunatha das Goswami, Advaita Acarya). According to the Garuda P
Read more…The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 3.
The following list was compiled from scriptures and from Srila Prabhupada's instructions.■Tulasi's body is spiritual. Although Tulasi appears as many individual trees, she is one person, and she comes wherever she sees devotion to Krsna.■Every mornin
Read more…The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 2.
Lectures from Srila PrabhupadaTulasi leaf is very, very dear to Visnu. All Visnu-tattva Deities require profusely Tulasi leaves. Lord Visnu likes garland of Tulasi leaves. Tulasi leaves mixed with sandalwood pulp and placed on the lotus feet of the L
Read more…The Worship of Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 1.
For devotees aspiring to enter the eternal realm of Vrindavan, service to Vrinda-devi is essential. Srila Prabhupada stressed this by making Tulasi puja a daily part of our morning program. Tulasi-devi is an expansion of Vrinda-devi in this world. Ev
Read more…The Benefits of Rendering Service To Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 3.
The following list comes from the Padma Purana.Tulasi is the essence of all devotional activities.The leaves, flowers, roots, bark, branches, trunk, and shade of Tulasi-devi are all spiritual.One who with devotion applies the paste of Tulasi wood to
Read more…The Benefits of Rendering Service To Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 1.
krtva papa sahasrani purve vayasi manavah
tulasi bhaksanan mucyet srutam etat pura hareh
(Hari Bhakti Vilasa 9/218 from Skanda Purana, conversation between Vasistha and King Mandhata)
If any person in his young age commits thousands of sins but later on
The Benefits of Rendering Service To Srimati Tulasi-devi. PART 2.
yah kascit vaisnavo loke mithyacaro'py anasrami
punati sakalan lokan sirasa tulasim vahan
(Hari Bhakti Vilasa 9/202 from Skanda Purana)
If any Vaisnava in this world becomes a liar or becomes degraded from his own asrama, if he has a Tulasi leaf on his
Çré Tulasé-Aarti
Çré Tulasé-Aarti(1)namo namaù tulasé kåñëa-preyasi namo namaùrädhä-kåñëa-sevä päbo ei abiläñé(2)ye tomära çaraëa loy, tara väïchä pürëa hoykåpä kori’ koro täre våndävana-väsi(3)mora ei abhiläña, viläsa kuïje dio väsanayana heribo sadä yugala-rüpa-räç
Read more…THE TULASI STORY. THE APPEARANCE OF TULASI DEVI. Chapter One
Narada Muni asked Lord Narayana, "O Bhagavan! How did the pure, chaste Tulasi Devi become Your wife? Where was she born? Who was she in her previous birth? What family did she come from? And what austerities did she perform to get You as her husband-
Read more…TULASI PERFORMS AUSTERITIES. Chapter Two
As soon as she was born, Tulasi resolved to go to the mountainous region of Badarinatha to practice severe austerities. Though many persons tried to dissuade her, no one was able to; for she was determined to stay and pray in the forest till Lord Krs
Read more…THE BIRTH OF SANKHACHUDA. Chapter Three
The sage Kasyapa was the son of the prajapati (forefather) Marici and the grandson of Lord Brahma, and was very learned. Daksa, another prajapati, gave him thirteen of his daughters in marriage. One of Kasyapa Muni's wives was known as Danu. She was
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