A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Tulasi
This page describes Tulasi which is located on page 418 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Tulasi” according to 51 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: पूजयेद् यो हरिं भक्त्या द्वादश्यां तुलसी-दलैः लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्म-पत्रम् इवाम्भसा pujayed yo harim bhaktya dvadashyam tulasi-dalaih lipyate na sa papena padma-patram ivambhasa pujayet—worships; yah—one who; harim—Lord Krishna; bhaktya—with devotion; dvadashyam—on dvadasi; tulasi-dalaih—with tulasi leaves; lipyate—is touched; na—not; sa—he; papena—with sin; padma-patram—a lotus leaf; iva—like; ambhasa—by water....
Read full contents: Verse 4.8.40
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā [by Sarasvati Thkura]
If a person who has never attained any materially pious activities, worships Lord Hari's lotus feet by offering some water and tulasi leaves, the Lord, who is the friend of the devotees, and unapproachable by the materially pious, gives inreturn His own lotus feet....
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The Padma Purana [by N.A. Deshpande]
O brahmana, Vishnu is pleased with them who plant tulasi pleasing Vishnu and fit to be worshipped by gods, at places free from blemishes; and Mura’s enemy, the lord of the three worlds, quickly gives them the highest position. 32. Whatever auspicious act—a sacrifice, a vow, honouring the dead ancestors, worship of Vishnu, giving gifts—and other auspicious act(s) that men perform at the blemishless root of tulasi—all those indeed become inexhaustible. 33....
Read full contents: Chapter 24 - The Greatness of Tulasi and Dhatri
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