Tulsi Aarti

Sri Tulasi-Aarti

(By Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami)

(1)

namo namah tulasi krishna-preyasi namo namah
radha-krishna-seva pabo ei abilashi

O Tulasi, beloved of Krishna, I bow before you again and again. My desire is to obtain the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.

(2)

ye tomara sarana loy, tara vancha purna hoy
kripa kori’ koro tare vrindavana-vasi

Whoever takes shelter of you has his wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy on him, you make him a resident of Vrindavana.

(3)

mora ei abhilasha, vilasa kunje dio vasa
nayana heribo sada yugala-rupa-rasi

My desire is that you will also give me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrindavana-dhama. Thus within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krishna.

(4)

ei nivedana dhara, sakhira anugata koro
seva-adhikara diye koro nija dasi

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.

(5)

dina krishna-dase koy, ei yena mora hoy
sri-radha-govinda-preme sada yena bhasi

This very fallen and lowly servant of Krishna prays, "May I always swim in the love of Sri Radha and Govinda."

Tulasi Pranama

vṛndāyai tulasī-devyai
priyāyai keśavasya ca
viṣṇu-bhakti-prade devī
satya vaṭyai namo namaḥ

I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vrinda, Srimati Tulasi Devi, who is very dear to Lord Kesava. O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Krishna and you possess the highest truth.

And when collecting leaves from the plant, the following mantra should be chanted:

tulasy armṛta-janmāsi
sadā tvaṁ keśava-priya
keśavārthaṁ cinomi tvāṁ
varadā bhava śobhane