तुलसी
- ek chhota paudha jise vaishnav dharmavalanbi atyant pavitr manate aur pooja mean isaki pattiyoan ka upayog karate haian.
- aangan mean isaka paudha lagaya jata hai.
- prat:kal isamean jal chadhate aur sayan kal isake niche diya jalate haian.
- tulasi ke sanbandh mean puranoan mean ek katha milati hai.
- tulasi ka ek nam vrinda hai.
- vah apane pativrat dharm ke karan vishnu ke lie bhi vandaniy thi.
- isi vrinda ke nam par shrikrishna ki lilabhoomi ka nam vrindavan p da.
- kartik sudi ekadashi ke din 'tulasi vivah' manaya jata hai.
- kartik mas mean kee gharoan mean tulasi ki pooja ki jati hai.
dharmadhvaj ki patni ka nam madhavi tatha putri ka nam tulasi tha. vah ativ sundari thi. janm lete hi vah narivat hokar badarinath mean tapasya karane lagi. brahma ne darshan dekar use var maangane ke lie kaha. usane brahma ko bataya ki vah poorvajanm mean shrikrishna ki sakhi thi. radha ne use krishna ke sath ratikarm mean magn dekhakar mrityrilok jane ka shap diya tha. krishna ki prerana se hi usane brahma ki tapasya ki thi, at: brahma se usane pun: shrikrishna ko patiroop mean prapt karane ka var maanga. brahma ne kaha -- tum bhi jatismara ho tatha sudama bhi abhi jatismar hua hai, usako pati ke roop mean grahan karo. narayan ke shap aansh se tum vriksh roop grahan karake vriandavan mean tulasi athava vriandavani ke nam se vikhyat hogi. tumhare bina shrikrishna ki koee bhi pooja nahian ho payegi. radha ko bhi tum priy ho jaogi. brahma ne use shodashakshar radha mantr diya.
mahayogi shankhachoo d namak rakshas ne maharshi jaivishavy se krishnamantr pakar badarinath mean pravesh kiya. anupam sauandaryavati tulasi se milane par usane bataya ki vah brahma ki ajna se usase vivah karane ke nimitt vahaan pahuancha tha. tulasi ne usase vivah kar liya. ve log danavoan ke adhipati ke roop mean nivas karane lage. jab shankhachoorn ka upadrav bahut badh gaya to ek din hari ne apana shool dekar shiv se kaha ki ve shankhachoo d ko mar dalean. shiv ne us par akraman kiya. sabane vichara ki jab tak usaki patni pativrata hai tatha usake pas narayan ka diya hua kavach hai, use marana asambhav hai. at: narayan ne boodhe brahman ke roop mean jakar usase kavach ki bhiksha maangi. shankhachoo d ka kavach pahanakar svayan usaka sa roop banakar ve usake ghar ke sammukh duandubhi bajakar apani devataoan par vijay ki ghoshana kiya. prasannata ke aveg mean tulasi ne unake sath samagam kiya. tadanantar vishnu ko pahachanakar pativrat dharm nasht karane ke karan usane shap diya -- tum patthar ho jao. tumane devataoan ko prasann karane ke lie apane bhakt ke hanan ke nimitt usaki patni se chhal kiya hai. shiv ne prakat hokar usake krodh ka shaman kiya aur kaha -- tumhara yah sharir gandak namak nadi tatha kesh tulasi namak pavitr vriksh hokar vishnu ke aansh se bane samudr ke sath bihar karogi. tumhare shap se vishnu gandaki nadi ke kinare patthar ke hoange aur tum tulasi ke roop mean un par chadhaee jaogi. shankhachoo d poorvajanm mean sudama tha, tum use bhoolakar tatha is sharir ko tyagakar ab tum lakshmivat vishnu ke sath vihar karo. shankhachoo d ki patni hone ke karan nadi ke roop mean tumhean sadaiv shankh ka sath milega. tulasi samast lokoan mean pavitratam vriksh ke roop mean rahogi. shiv aantardhan ho gaye aur vah sharir ka parityag karake baikuanth chali gee. kahate haian, tabhi se vishnu ke shaligram roop ki tulasi ki pattiyoan se pooja hone lagi.
shrikrishna ne kartik ki poornima ko tulasi ka poojan karake golok mean rama ke sath vihar kiya, at: vahi tulasi ka janmadin mana jata hai. prarambh mean lakshmi tatha ganga ne to use svikar kar liya tha, kintu sarasvati bahut kruddh huee. tulasi vahaan se aantardhan hokar vriandavan mean chali gee. narayan pun: use dhooandhakar laye tatha sarasvati se usaki mitrata karava di. sabake lie anandayini hone ke karan vah nandini bhi kahalati hai.