Tulasi or the Holy Basil is a plant that holds high religious significance. The Tulasi plant is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. The plant is loved by Lord Vishnu and is used in all His prayers and poojas. The Tulasi plant also removes all the negative energy from the house and fills the home with positive vibes. The plant is considered to remove any Vastu defect in the house. Regularly doing Tulasi pooja at home ensures that the inmates of the house get unobstructed divine blessings of Goddess Lakshmi.
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How to perform Tulasi Pooja at home
- Keep the place where you have placed the Tulasi clean and tidy. It is advised not to keep things like brooms, mops, and dustbin near the holy Basil.
- Apply turmeric/sandalwood paste and kumkum in a few leaves of the plant.
- Offer few flowers for the plant.
- Light a dhiya and do aarti, light incense sticks or sambhrani.
- Water the plant with water from a silver or copper pot.
- Pray devotionally by chanting “Om Namo Narayanaya”, ” Hare Krishna”, or Tulasi Gayatri Mantra listed below.
- If there is place (considering you are in a villa or independent house), make 3 rounds around the Tulasi plant.
Tulasi Gayathri Mantra Lyrics in Tamil and English
ऊँ त्रिपुराय विद्महे तुलसी पत्राय धीमहि |
तन्नो: तुलसी प्रचोदयात ||
||Om thiripuraya vidmahe
Tulasi patraaya dheemahi
Tanno Tulasi prachodhayaath ||
I came across one more Tulasi Gayatri Mantra too online which is as follows:
|| ஓம் துளசியை வித்மஹி
விஷ்ணு பரியை தீமஹி
தன்னோ விருந்தா ப்ரசோதயாத் ||
விஷ்ணு பரியை தீமஹி
தன்னோ விருந்தா ப்ரசோதயாத் ||
|| Om Tulasiyai Vidmahe
Vishnu Pariyay dheemahi
Thanno Virundha Prachodayat ||
What is the best place to keep Tulasi plant as per Vaastu?
- The holy Tulasi Plant has to be placed in the North-East corner of the house to gain maximum benefits. If you have the Tulasi plant in a balcony, place it in the north-east corner of that balcony.
- Tulasi can be placed in the pots particularly designed for keeping Tulasi plants or in the regular gardening pots.
- Tulasi plants can be placed either in the front yard of the house or in the backyard.
Tips to grow healthy and bushy Tulasi plant
- Keep the plant in a place where it will receive a good amount of direct sunlight for about 5 to 6 hours.
- Keep pinching the flowers to get a nice, bushy plant.
- Fertilize the plant with organic manure or compost once a month.
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