vrindayai tulasi-devyai priyayai keshavasya cha vishnu-bhakti-prade devi satyavatyai namo namaha
Translation
(The first mantra is offering of obeisances to Shrimati Tulasi Devi. Srila Prabhupada explains that the Tulasi tree is a pure devotee of Krishna in the body of a plant. Worship of the Tulasi plant is very important in devotional service.) "I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrinda, Shrimati Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Keshava. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Lord Krishna and possess the highest truth."
namo namah tulasi krishna-preyasi namo namaha radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abhilashi ye tomara sharana loy, tara vancha purna hoy kripa kori' koro tare brindavana-basi mor ei abhilash bilas kunje dio vas nayane heribo sada jugala-rupa-rashi ei nivedana dharo sakhir anugata koro seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi dina krishna-dase koy ei jena mora hoy shri-radha-govinda-preme sada jena bhasi
Translation
O Tulasi, beloved of Krishna, I bow before you again and again. My desire is to obtain the service of Shri Shri Radha-Krishna. Whoever takes shelter of you has his wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy on him, you make him a resident of Vrindavana. My desire is that you will also grant me a residence in the pleasure groves of Shri Vrindavana-dhama. Thus, within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krishna. 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 Krishna prays, "May I always swim in the love of Shri Radha and Govinda."
Devotees circumambulate the Tulasi plant while singing the following prayer:
yani kani cha papani brahma-hatyadikani cha tani tani pranashyanti pradakshina pade pade
"By the circumambulation of Shrimati Tulasi Devi all the sins that one may have committed are destroyed at every step, even the sin of killing a brahman."
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