तुलसी आरती

Tulsi Maharani Namo-Namo, Hari ki Patrani Namo-Namo.
Dhan Tulsi Puran Tap Kino, Shaligram Bani Patrani.
Jake Patra Manjar Komal, Shreepati Kamal Charan Laptani.
Dhoop-Deep-Navaidya Aarti, Pusphpan ki Varsha Barsani.
Chappan Bhog Chatisau Vyanjan, Bin Tulsi Hari Ek na Maani.
Sabhi Sakhi Maiya Tero Yash Gave, Bhaktidaan Deejay Maharani.
Namo-Namo Tulsi Maharani, Namo-Namo Tulsi Maharani

tulsi vivah

The tulsi plant is held sacred by the Hindus as it is regarded as an incarnation of Mahalaxmi who was born as Vrinda. The festival of Tulsi Vivah is celebrated in each and every household of Goa. The one special feature of the festival is that of preparing various delicious sweet dishes at home. The women folk engage themselves in preparations well in advance. A typical Goan ojhe (load of sweets) is sent to the daughter from her parental home along with jodi (cotton threads used to light lamp while performing aarti).

Tulsi was married to demon king Jalandhar. But she prayed to Lord Vishnu that her demon husband would be protected, with the result that no god was able to harm him. However on the request of the other gods, Lord Vishnu took the form of Jalandhar and stayed with the unsuspecting Tulsi. When the truth emerged after Jalandhar's death, Vrinda crused Vishnu and turned him to stone (Shaligram) and collapsed. From her body emerged the tulsi plant. That is why Vishnu pooja is considered incomplete without tulsi leaves. Tulsi vivah is celebrated on the next day of Kartiki Akadashi. On this day tulsi is married to Shaligram.

On this day tulsivrindavan is coloured and decorated as a bride. Sugarcane and branches of tamarind and amla trees are planted along with the tulsi plant. Only vegetarian food is cooked on this day. At midday, a full meal consisting of rice, moongachi gathi, puri , sweet potato kheer , red pumpkin vegetable cooked with pieces of sugarcane, amla and tamarind is offered to Tulsi Vrindavan. Tulsi vivah ceremony takes place in the late evening. Various poha dishes are offered to Lord Vishnu. Then prasad is distributed among family members and friends.

mahatav of tulsi in hinduism

Tulsi is the sacred plant dearer to the Lord Vishnu. Tulsi symbolises purity. It is considered as the holy plant. Tulsi got its name from Tulasi Devi, who was one of Lord Krishna's eternal consorts. 

Its leaves are used in temples for the worship purposes and also on the several occasions such as marriage. A Hindu house is considered incomplete without the Tulsi plant in the courtyard. 

Tulsi is belived to promote longevity and life long happiness. Hindus perform special Tulsi puja in the Kartik month which starts after Sharad Poornima. It is the time of the Tulsi vivah (marriage). On this day Tulsi is decorated and coloured as a bride.

The womens water the plant, light up the diya near it and worships it daily. The stems, leaves, seeds and even the soil is considered as holy. According to the ancient texts Tulsi is glorified as the one who helps in bringing people closer to the divine

Places that tend to inspire concentration and places ideal for worship, according to the 'Gandharv Tantra,' include "grounds overgrown with tulsi plants". The Tulsi Manas Mandir at Varanasi is one such famous temple, where tulsi is worshipped along with other Hindu gods and goddesses. Vaishnavites or believers of Lord Vishnu worship the tulsi leaf because it's the one that pleases Lord Vishnu the most.

Tulsi was the incarnation of a princess who fell in love with Lord Krishna, and so had a curse laid on her by his consort Radha. Tulsi is also mentioned in the stories of Meera and of Radha immortalised in Jayadev's Gita Govinda. The story of Lord Krishna has it that when Krishna was weighed in gold, not even all the ornaments of Satyabhama could outweigh him. But a single tulsi leaf placed by Rukmani on the pan tilted the scale.

Tulsi is ceremonially married to Lord Vishnu annually on the 11th bright day of the month of Karttika in the lunar calendar. This festival continues for five days and concludes on the full moon day, which falls in mid October. This ritual, called the 'Tulsi Vivaha' inaugurates the annual marriage season in India.

simple vidhi for tulsi puja

1)timing-should be done  in evning

2)offer tulsi pranam mantra 3 times first which is
         vrinday tulsi devay priyay keshavasya ca |
          krsna bhakti prde devi satyavati namo namah ||

3)perform following aarti with ghee lamp and  flower 

aarti for tulsi (sri tulsi kirtna) by parbhupad ji

aarti is :-
namo namah tulasi , krishna preyasi |
radha krishna seva pabo ei abhilashi ||
je tomara sharan loy, tara vancha purna hoy |
kripa koi koro tare brindaban wasi ||
mori abhilas, bilas kunje dio was |
nayane heribo sada jugala rupa rasi ||
ei nivedena dharo , sakhir anugata koro |
seva adhikara diye koro nija dasi ||
dina krsna dase koy , ei jena mora hoy |
sri radha govinde preme sada jena bhasi || 

 

 

4) tulsi is then circumambulated ( parikrama ) in clockwise direction with mantra
             yani kani ca papani |
             bramha- hatyadikani ca  ||
             tani tani pranasyanti  |
             pradaksinah pade pade ||

by circumambulate (parikarma ) of tulsi devi all sins including killing a bramha is destroyed.

5) lastly devotee waters 3 drops of water with pranam mantra ( described early in 1 )

book recommanded

''The art of caring for srimati tulsi devi by isanah devi dasa ''( a.c bhaktivedant trust)
for all aspect regarding srimati  tulsi jee