The Worship of Sri Tulsi & Meritorious rewards !! Srimad Devi Bhagavatham !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!

 

 

Srimad Devi Bhagavatham – 9^th Skandham – Chapter 24 describes the meritorious reward obtained by the worship of  sacred plant ‘Tulsi’.


 

Whoever plant or nurture the Basil plant with utmost faith and devotion would be awarded with the intrinsic worth of fire sacrifices (Yagna and Yagas).  When a worshipper offers a leaf of Tulsi to Lord, he/she avails the pleasure as equivalent as Lord Hari gets when the sacred bath for the Lord is performed.  Whoever offers Tulsi leaves for worship of Lord especially in the month of Karthik is rewarded with the merit as equivalent as giving away a cow as alm.  Whoever consumes the water of holy basil leaves at the time of death is relieved from their sins and attains Abode of Vishnu.  Whoever consumes the water contained Tulsi leaves on daily basis, awarded with the merit of one lakh horse sacrifices.    Whoever nurture Tulsi with devotion and quits his/her life in a Theertha attains Vishnu Loka.  Whoever wears the garland made of Tulsi beads will attain the fruit of horse sacrifices.  Whoever does not keep word or give false promise holding a Tulsi leaf would end up in the Hell known as Kâlasûtra until the end of the Universe.  Whoever stands as false witness in the presence of Tulsi plant goes to the Hell known as Kumbhîpâka and remains there until the life span of fourteen Indras.  Whoever gathers Tulsi leaves during full moon night, twelfth of lunar day, mid-day, time after sunset or before dawn, without observing any purity treated as unpromising acts.  Leaves of Basil plant is treated as highly auspicious for Sradhha Ceremony, worship of Lord and consecration of idol of Lord.  Tulsi leaves once used for worship or fallen on the ground can be reused after washing them thoroughly. 

 

Lord Narayana continued, Tulsi remained on Earth with her divine grace, in Goloka she enjoys the pastimes with Lord Krishna and worshipped by all.  The deities’ desired for her presence while the worships take place.  Her presence on the river banks of Gandaki bestows religious merits to all the worshippers.  She dwells in Vaikundha with Lord Sriman Narayana.  Due to the curse of unblemished Tulsi Lord himself turned into sacred stone - S’âlagrâma in the river Gandaki.  

 

Jai Sriman Narayana !!