The Life of Tulasi Devi

One of the most confusing traditions for Westerners to understand is
the worship of a plant called Tulasi Devi. There is a lovely story
attached to the practice, which epxains many things, including why...

* Tulasi Devi is considered one of the Lord's greatest devotees.
* She is worshipped daily in all Vaisnava temples.
* She descended from the spiritual world to this realm.
* She preformed thousands of years of austerity to obtain Lord Vishnu as her husband.
* She became both the sacred Tulasi plant as well as the holy Gandaki River.
* All worship of Lord Vishnu must contain an offering of Tulasi leaves.
* Lord Krishna always wears a garland of Tulasi leaves around his neck.
* The Lord allowed Tulasi to curse him to become a stone--a stone in which he Manifests Himself as the Salagrama-sila.
* A conchshell is considered sacred and must be used in various worship ceremonies.

Narrated by: Amala Bhakta dasa

Reading Time: 3 hours

Download size:100MB

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