Kirtan Guide
Śrī Tulasī-parikramā-gīti
- namo namaḥ tulasī mahārāṇī
- vṛnde mahārāṇī namo namaḥ
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O Tulasī Mahārāṇī, O Vṛndā Devī, I offer my obeisance unto you again and again.
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1
- namo re namo re mā̐iyā namo nārāyaṇī
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O Nārāyaṇī, I offer my obeisance unto you again and again.
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2
- yā̐ko daraśe paraśe agha-nāśa hoi
- mahimā veda-purāṇe vākhāni
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By seeing or touching you, all sins are destroyed. Your glories are sung in the Vedas and Purāṇas.
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3
- yā̐ko patra mañjarī komala
- śrī-pati-charaṇa-kamale lepaṭāni
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Your leaves and soft mañjarīs are twined around the lotus feet of Lakṣmī’s Lord.
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4
- dhanya tulasī pūraṇa tapa kiye
- śrī-śālagrāma-mahā-pāṭarāṇī
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O fortunate Tulasī, by your performance of austerity you have become Śrī Śālagrām’s worshippable consort.
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5
- dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya, ārati
- phulanā kiye varakhā varakhāni
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You shower mercy upon one who offers you incense, lamps, foods, worship, and flowers.
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6
- chhāppānna bhoga, chhatriśa vyañjana
- vinā tulasī prabhu eka nāhi māni
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The Lord does not accept even one of fifty-six grain offerings or thirty-six vegetable offerings without tulasī leaves.
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7
- śiva śuka nārada ā-ura brahmādika
- ḍhu̐ḍata phirata mahā-muni jñānī
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Śiva, Śukadev, Nārad, Brahmā, the other demigods, and the great learned sages all circumambulate you.
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8
- chandraśekhara māiyā, terā yaśa gāoye
- bhakati dāna dījiye mahārāṇī
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O Tulasī Mahārāṇī, Chandraśekhar sings your glories. Give him the gift of devotion.