Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 22
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। तुलसी च जगत्पूज्या पूता नारायणप्रिया ।। तस्याः पूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं किं न श्रुतं मया।। ।। १ ।। केन पूज्या स्तुता केन पुरा प्रथमतो मुने ।। तव पूज्या सा बभूव केन वा वद मामहो ।। २ ।। सूत उवाच ।। नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य गरुडध्वजः ।। कथां कथितुमारेभे पुण्यरूपां पुरातनीम् ।।३।। नारायण उवाच ।। हरिः संप्राप्य तुलसीं रेमे च रमया सह ।। रमासमां तां सौभाग्यां चकार गौरवेण च ।। ४ ।। सेहे लक्ष्मीश्च गंगा च तस्याश्च नवसंगमम् ।। सौभाग्यं गौरवं कोपान्न सेहे च सरस्वती ।।५।। सा तां जघान कलहे मानिनी हरिसन्निधौ ।। व्रीडया स्वापमानाच्च साऽन्तर्द्धानं चकार ह।।६।। सर्वसिद्धेश्वरी देवी ज्ञानिनी सिद्धयोगिनी ।। बभूवादर्शनं कोपात्सर्वत्र च हरेरहो।।७।। हरिर्न दृष्ट्वा तुलसीं बोधयित्वा सरस्वतीम्।। तदनुज्ञां गृहीत्वा च जगाम तुलसीवनम्।।८।। तत्र गत्वा च स्नात्वा च तुलस्या तुलसीं सतीम्।। पूजयामास ध्यात्वा तां स्तोत्रं भक्त्या चकार ह।।९।। लक्ष्मीमायाकामवाणीबीजपूर्वं दशाक्षरम्।। वृन्दावनीति ङेन्तं च वह्निजायान्तमेव च।।2.22.१०।। श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं ऐं वृन्दावन्यै स्वाहा ।। अनेन कल्पतरुणा मन्त्रराजेन नारद ।। पूजयेच्च विधानेन सर्वसिद्धिं लभेन्नरः ।। ११ ।। घृतदीपेन धूपेन सिन्दुरचन्दनेन च ।। नैवेद्येन च पुष्पेण चोपहारेण नारद।।१२।। हरिस्तोत्रेण तुष्टा सा चाविर्भूय महीरुहात्।। प्रपन्ना चरणाम्भोजे जगाम शरणं शुभम्।।१३।। वरं तस्यै ददौ विष्णुर्जगत्पूज्या भवेति च ।। अहं त्वां च धरिष्यामि स्वमूर्ध्नि वक्षसीति च ।। १४ ।। सर्वे त्वां धारयिष्यन्ति स्वयं मूर्ध्नि सुरादयः ।। इत्युक्त्वा तां गृहीत्वा च प्रययौ स्वालयं विभुः।।१५।। नारद उवाच ।। किं ध्यानं स्तवनं किं वा किं वा पूजाविधिक्रमम् ।। तुलस्याश्च महाभाग तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि।।१६।। नारायण उवाच।। अन्तर्हितायां तस्यां च गत्वा च तुलसीवनम्।। हरिः संपूज्य तुष्टाव तुलसीं विरहातुरः ।। १७ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच ।। वृन्दारूपाश्च वृक्षाश्च यदैकत्र भवन्ति च ।। विदुर्बुधास्तेन वृन्दां मत्प्रियां तां भजा म्यहम्।।१८।। पुरा बभूव या देवी ह्यादौ वृन्दावने वने ।। तेन वृन्दावनी ख्याता तां सौभाग्यां भजाम्यहम्।।१९।। असंख्येषु च विश्वेषु पूजिता या निरन्तरम् ।। तेन विश्वपूजिताख्यां जगत्पूज्यां भजाम्यहम् ।।2.22.२०।। असंख्यानि च विश्वानि पवित्राणि यया सदा ।। तां विश्वपावनीं देवीं विरहेण स्मराम्यहम् ।।२१।। देवा न तुष्टाः पुष्पाणां समूहेन यया विना ।। तां पुष्पसारां शुद्धां च द्रष्टुमिच्छामि शोकतः।।२२।। विश्वे यत्प्राप्तिमात्रेण भक्त्याऽऽनन्दो भवेद्ध्रुवम्।। नन्दिनी तेन विख्याता सा प्रीता भविता हि मे।।२३।। यस्या देव्या स्तुला नास्ति विश्वेषु निखिलेषु च ।। तुलसी तेन विख्याता तां यामि शरणं प्रिये ।। २४ ।। कृष्णजीवनरूपा या शश्वत्प्रियतमा सती ।। तेन कृष्णजीवनीति मम रक्षतु जीवनम् ।। २५ ।। इत्येवं स्तवनं कृत्वा तत्र तस्थौ रमापतिः ।। ददर्श तुलसीं साक्षात्पाद पद्मे नतां सतीम् ।। २६ ।। रुदतीमभिमानेन मानिनीं मानपूजिताम् ।। प्रियां दृष्ट्वा प्रियः शीघ्रं वासयामास वक्षसि ।। २७ ।। भारत्याज्ञां गृहीत्वा च स्वालयं च ययौ हरिः ।। भारत्या सह तत्प्रीतिं कारयामास सत्वरम् ।। २८ ।। वरं विष्णुर्ददौ तस्यै विश्वपूज्या भवेति च ।। शिरोधार्य्या च सर्वेषां वन्द्या मान्या ममेति च ।। २९ ।। विष्णोर्वरेण सा देवी परितुष्टा बभूव ह ।। सरस्वती तामाश्लिष्य वासयामास सन्निधौ ।। 2.22.३० ।। लक्ष्मीर्गङ्गा सस्मिता तां समाश्लिष्य च नारद ।। गृहं प्रवेशयामास विनयेन सतीं तदा।।३१।। वृन्दां वृन्दावनीं विश्वपावनींविश्वपूजिताम् ।। पुष्पसारां नन्दिनीं च तुलसीं कृष्णजीवनीम्।।३२।। एतन्नामाष्टकं चैत त्स्तोत्रं नामार्थसंयुतम् ।। यः पठेत्तां च संपूज्य सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ।। ३३ ।। कार्तिकीपूर्णिमायां च तुलस्या जन्म मङ्गलम् ।। तत्र तस्याश्च पूजा च विहिता हरिणा पुरा ।। ३४ ।। तस्यां यः पूजयेत्तां च भक्त्या च विश्वपावनीम् ।। सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ।। ३५ ।। कार्त्तिके तुलसीपत्रं विष्णवे यो ददाति च ।। गवामयुतदानस्य फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम् ।।३६।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं प्रियाहीनो लभेत्प्रियाम् ।। बन्धुहीनो लभेद्बन्धुं स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रतः ।। ३७ ।। रोगी प्रमुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात् ।। भयान्मुच्येत भीतस्तु पापान्मुच्येत पातकी ।। ३८ ।। इप्येवं कथितं स्तोत्रं ध्यानपूजाविधिं शृणु।। त्वमेव वेद जानासि काण्वशाखोक्तमेव च ।। ३९ ।। यद्वक्ष्ये पूजयेत्तां च भक्त्या चावाहनं विना ।। उपचारैः षोडशभिर्ध्यानं पातकनाशनम् ।। 2.22.४० ।। तुलसीं पुष्पसारां च सतीं पूज्यां मनोहराम् ।। कृत्स्नपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमाम् ।।४१।। पुष्पेषु तुलनाप्यस्या नासीद्देवीषु वा मुने ।। पवित्ररूपा सर्वासु तुलसी सा च कीर्त्तिता ।। ४२ ।। शिरोधार्य्या च सर्वेषामीप्सितां विश्वपावनीम् ।। जीवन्मुक्तां मुक्तिदां च भज तां हरिभक्तिदाम्।।४३।। इति ध्यात्वा च संपूज्य स्तुत्वा च प्रणमेद्बुधः ।। उक्तं तुलस्युपाख्यानं किं भूयःश्रोतुमि च्छसि ।। ४४ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे तुलस्युपाख्यानं नाम द्वाविंशतितमोऽध्यायः।।२२।।
nārada uvāca || tulasī ca jagatpūjyā pūtā nārāyaṇapriyā || tasyāḥ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca stotraṃ kiṃ na śrutaṃ mayā|| || 1 || kena pūjyā stutā kena purā prathamato mune || tava pūjyā sā babhūva kena vā vada māmaho || 2 || sūta uvāca || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasya garuḍadhvajaḥ || kathāṃ kathitumārebhe puṇyarūpāṃ purātanīm ||3|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || hariḥ saṃprāpya tulasīṃ reme ca ramayā saha || ramāsamāṃ tāṃ saubhāgyāṃ cakāra gauraveṇa ca || 4 || sehe lakṣmīśca gaṃgā ca tasyāśca navasaṃgamam || saubhāgyaṃ gauravaṃ kopānna sehe ca sarasvatī ||5|| sā tāṃ jaghāna kalahe māninī harisannidhau || vrīḍayā svāpamānācca sā'ntarddhānaṃ cakāra ha||6|| sarvasiddheśvarī devī jñāninī siddhayoginī || babhūvādarśanaṃ kopātsarvatra ca hareraho||7|| harirna dṛṣṭvā tulasīṃ bodhayitvā sarasvatīm|| tadanujñāṃ gṛhītvā ca jagāma tulasīvanam||8|| tatra gatvā ca snātvā ca tulasyā tulasīṃ satīm|| pūjayāmāsa dhyātvā tāṃ stotraṃ bhaktyā cakāra ha||9|| lakṣmīmāyākāmavāṇībījapūrvaṃ daśākṣaram|| vṛndāvanīti ṅentaṃ ca vahnijāyāntameva ca||2.22.10|| śrīṃ hrīṃ klīṃ aiṃ vṛndāvanyai svāhā || anena kalpataruṇā mantrarājena nārada || pūjayecca vidhānena sarvasiddhiṃ labhennaraḥ || 11 || ghṛtadīpena dhūpena sinduracandanena ca || naivedyena ca puṣpeṇa copahāreṇa nārada||12|| haristotreṇa tuṣṭā sā cāvirbhūya mahīruhāt|| prapannā caraṇāmbhoje jagāma śaraṇaṃ śubham||13|| varaṃ tasyai dadau viṣṇurjagatpūjyā bhaveti ca || ahaṃ tvāṃ ca dhariṣyāmi svamūrdhni vakṣasīti ca || 14 || sarve tvāṃ dhārayiṣyanti svayaṃ mūrdhni surādayaḥ || ityuktvā tāṃ gṛhītvā ca prayayau svālayaṃ vibhuḥ||15|| nārada uvāca || kiṃ dhyānaṃ stavanaṃ kiṃ vā kiṃ vā pūjāvidhikramam || tulasyāśca mahābhāga tanme vyākhyātumarhasi||16|| nārāyaṇa uvāca|| antarhitāyāṃ tasyāṃ ca gatvā ca tulasīvanam|| hariḥ saṃpūjya tuṣṭāva tulasīṃ virahāturaḥ || 17 || śrībhagavānuvāca || vṛndārūpāśca vṛkṣāśca yadaikatra bhavanti ca || vidurbudhāstena vṛndāṃ matpriyāṃ tāṃ bhajā myaham||18|| purā babhūva yā devī hyādau vṛndāvane vane || tena vṛndāvanī khyātā tāṃ saubhāgyāṃ bhajāmyaham||19|| asaṃkhyeṣu ca viśveṣu pūjitā yā nirantaram || tena viśvapūjitākhyāṃ jagatpūjyāṃ bhajāmyaham ||2.22.20|| asaṃkhyāni ca viśvāni pavitrāṇi yayā sadā || tāṃ viśvapāvanīṃ devīṃ viraheṇa smarāmyaham ||21|| devā na tuṣṭāḥ puṣpāṇāṃ samūhena yayā vinā || tāṃ puṣpasārāṃ śuddhāṃ ca draṣṭumicchāmi śokataḥ||22|| viśve yatprāptimātreṇa bhaktyā''nando bhaveddhruvam|| nandinī tena vikhyātā sā prītā bhavitā hi me||23|| yasyā devyā stulā nāsti viśveṣu nikhileṣu ca || tulasī tena vikhyātā tāṃ yāmi śaraṇaṃ priye || 24 || kṛṣṇajīvanarūpā yā śaśvatpriyatamā satī || tena kṛṣṇajīvanīti mama rakṣatu jīvanam || 25 || ityevaṃ stavanaṃ kṛtvā tatra tasthau ramāpatiḥ || dadarśa tulasīṃ sākṣātpāda padme natāṃ satīm || 26 || rudatīmabhimānena māninīṃ mānapūjitām || priyāṃ dṛṣṭvā priyaḥ śīghraṃ vāsayāmāsa vakṣasi || 27 || bhāratyājñāṃ gṛhītvā ca svālayaṃ ca yayau hariḥ || bhāratyā saha tatprītiṃ kārayāmāsa satvaram || 28 || varaṃ viṣṇurdadau tasyai viśvapūjyā bhaveti ca || śirodhāryyā ca sarveṣāṃ vandyā mānyā mameti ca || 29 || viṣṇorvareṇa sā devī parituṣṭā babhūva ha || sarasvatī tāmāśliṣya vāsayāmāsa sannidhau || 2.22.30 || lakṣmīrgaṅgā sasmitā tāṃ samāśliṣya ca nārada || gṛhaṃ praveśayāmāsa vinayena satīṃ tadā||31|| vṛndāṃ vṛndāvanīṃ viśvapāvanīṃviśvapūjitām || puṣpasārāṃ nandinīṃ ca tulasīṃ kṛṣṇajīvanīm||32|| etannāmāṣṭakaṃ caita tstotraṃ nāmārthasaṃyutam || yaḥ paṭhettāṃ ca saṃpūjya so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 33 || kārtikīpūrṇimāyāṃ ca tulasyā janma maṅgalam || tatra tasyāśca pūjā ca vihitā hariṇā purā || 34 || tasyāṃ yaḥ pūjayettāṃ ca bhaktyā ca viśvapāvanīm || sarvapāpādvinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || 35 || kārttike tulasīpatraṃ viṣṇave yo dadāti ca || gavāmayutadānasya phalamāpnoti niścitam ||36|| aputro labhate putraṃ priyāhīno labhetpriyām || bandhuhīno labhedbandhuṃ stotrasmaraṇamātrataḥ || 37 || rogī pramucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta bandhanāt || bhayānmucyeta bhītastu pāpānmucyeta pātakī || 38 || ipyevaṃ kathitaṃ stotraṃ dhyānapūjāvidhiṃ śṛṇu|| tvameva veda jānāsi kāṇvaśākhoktameva ca || 39 || yadvakṣye pūjayettāṃ ca bhaktyā cāvāhanaṃ vinā || upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirdhyānaṃ pātakanāśanam || 2.22.40 || tulasīṃ puṣpasārāṃ ca satīṃ pūjyāṃ manoharām || kṛtsnapāpedhmadāhāya jvaladagniśikhopamām ||41|| puṣpeṣu tulanāpyasyā nāsīddevīṣu vā mune || pavitrarūpā sarvāsu tulasī sā ca kīrttitā || 42 || śirodhāryyā ca sarveṣāmīpsitāṃ viśvapāvanīm || jīvanmuktāṃ muktidāṃ ca bhaja tāṃ haribhaktidām||43|| iti dhyātvā ca saṃpūjya stutvā ca praṇamedbudhaḥ || uktaṃ tulasyupākhyānaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥśrotumi cchasi || 44 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde tulasyupākhyānaṃ nāma dvāviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ||22||
English translation
The method of adoration of TulasI Narada said—TulasI is considered to be quite sacred and pious because of her being the beloved of Narayana. I am not aware of her sfotra and the method of her worship. You kindly tell me all that.
O sage, in the earlier times one adored the goddess TulasI and offered prayers to her and how could she become adorable for you? You kindly tell me all this.
Suta said—On hearing the words of Narada, Narayana smiled and started narrating the ancient Narayana said—Lord Visnu after getting TulasI with him enjoyed her company and also bestowed on her the glory comparable to LakJsml.
The Gahga and Laksml gracefully welcomed the new company of TulasI, with her fortune and glory but Sarasvatl could not tolerate and was filled with anger.
Thereafter both of them quarrelled in the presence of the lord and Sarasvatl attacked TulasI. Because of shame and her own disgrace TulasI disappeared. TulasI was full of knowledge and the goddess of all the goddesses besides being Siddhayoginl. Therefore she concealed herself from the eyes of the lord.
The lord tried to convince Sarasvatl with sweet words but finding TulasI absent from the place, he went to the Tulasivana at the instance of Sarasvatl.
Reaching there he took his bath and adored TulasI with devotion composing a stotra in her The seed of Laksml, (?^f) the seed of illusion, the seed of desire (^') and the seed of speech is (^*). These should be recited first of all followed by the words VrndavanI and the word Svaha should be added at the end. The mantra thus formed would be ^ if He then recited this mantra of ten letters. O Narada, tjhis mantra happens to be a wishful- filling tree; the one who recites this mantra with devotion, meets with all success.
O Narada, one should bum the lamp of ghee and essence offering saffron, sandal-paste, eatables, flower garland and by performing pujd one should recite the stotra of TulasL Thereafter getting pleased she appeared in the form of Tulasi tree and she took refuge under the feet of the lord.
Lord Visnu blessed her saying, “You will be adored by the world and I shall accept your leaf to be placed my head and chest. All the gods will bear you on their heads”. Thus speaking the lord look Tulas! with him.
Narada said—O great lord, you kindly tell me the clhydnam, the stuti and the method of adoration of Tulasi.
Narayana said—At the disappearance of goddess Tulasi, the lord went to the Tulasi-vana and expressing grief at her separation, he offered stuti tc her, The lord said—“When the trees collect in the form of Tulasi, my beloved is then called as Vmda by the intellectuals. I am serving her.
The goddess who appeared in the Vmdavana, was known by the name of VrndavanI I am serving such a fortunate goddess, w Mf 'm RRnRT!;i She is adored in the innumerable globes earning her the title of Visvapujitd, 1 am adoring the one who is adored by the universe.
eft pRnrr ^ '?Ttg5?T: in? I The one who purifies the innumerable globes, I am reciting the name of the same goddess who purifies the universe. Without her the gods do not feel pleased. Even after getting the flowers, I adore the same meritorious goddess.
By getting her devotees feel delighted. She is known by the name of Nandinl. I therefore pray that the same goddess should be pleased with me. O dear, you are the one who is without comparison in the world, that is why you are known as Tulasi. 1 therefore, take refuge under You happen to be the life of Krsna and always are his beloved. Such a KrsnajIvanI goddess should protect my life. Thus adoring her the lord stood there. Thereafter he found Tulasi standing at his feet in a humble manner who was sobbing because of her pride. Finding her beloved there, the lord embraced her.
Thereafter at the instance of Sarasvatl he took Tulasi with him and at that very moment she made friends with Sarasvatl. Thereafter lord Vis nu blessed her with a boon saying, “O goddess, getting adored by the universe, you will be accepted which grace by all and adored by me Thus having been blessed with the boon of lord Visnu, the goddess felt immensely delighted. Thereafter Sarasvatl also embraced her and made her sit beside her.
O Narada, both Laksmi and Gaiiga smilingly held the hand of Tulasi and made her enter the The goddess Tulasi is known by the eight names which are- Vmda, VrndavanI, Tulasi and KrsnajIvanI. All these epithets are turned into the form of a stotra and whosoever adpres Tulasi and recites this stotra earns the merit of performing an As'vamedha sacrifice.
On the full moon day of Kartika, Tulasi was born and she was adored by the lord on the same day. Thereafter whosoever adores her on the same day of the full moon with devotion and perform puja to VisvapavanI, is relieved of all his sins and proceeds to the abode of Visnu. The one who offers a Tulasi leaf to lord Visnu in the month of Kartika, undoubtedly earns the merit of giving away ten thousand cows in charity.
By reciting the stotra, a childless person gets a son, a man without a wife gets a wife, the one having no brother gets a brother. The person suffering from ailment is relieved of the disease and the one who is thrown into bondage is redeemed of it. Those praising her in danger are freed from it, I am the sinner and I intend to get relieved of my sins.
wmri ^ rni fjrqr i Thus I have told you oVeiythiiig about the stotra; now J am repeating to you her dhyanam and the method of her adoration, which you please listen to.^ You are well aware of the Vedas.
I am now speaking out to you about the method prescribed in the Kanva branch. Without invoking, one should perform i\\Q piijd of Tulasi making sixteen types of offerings and should meditate upon her thus, “O Tulasi, you are the form of the flowers, you are chaste, adorable, pleasant and are the remover of the sins like the fire flames which burn everything.
O sage, this goddess could not be compared with flowers and other goddesses. Since she happens to be.the most sacred one, she has been given the name of Tulasi. | She is held in high esteem, fulfils all the I wishes, purifies the universe, frees one from the cycle of birth, grants salivation and devotion to | lord Hari. Therefore I am serving her. Thus meditating upon her, offering piijd and stuti, the inteliectuais should bow before her. Thus I have narrated to you the story of Tulasi; what else do you want to listen to?
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117623 (2017-08-11T03:16:37Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n313–n316: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n313/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.