Tulsi Aarti (Tulsi Maharani Namo Namo)
तुलसी महारानी नमो नमो
The household aarti of the sacred basil plant — Vishnu's eternal consort and the only plant divinity given full puja status in every Vaishnava home. Tulsi is held to be Vrinda, the chaste devotee transformed into the plant whose leaf alone makes any Vaishnava offering acceptable. Pradakshina around the Tulsi Vrindavan in Kartik with this aarti is held equal to ten million Ashwamedha yajnas.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
तुलसी महारानी नमो नमो, हरि की पटरानी नमो नमो।
धन तुलसी पूरण तप कीनो, शालिग्राम बनी प्यारी।
जाके पत्र मंजरी कोमल, श्रीपति शीश चढ़ायो॥
धन्य तुलसी मेरी मैया, पूरण ब्रह्म गुसांई।
विष्णु पीयरी सारी ओढ़ी, श्रीकृष्ण रमाई॥
चरण उपासै ब्रह्मा शिवजी, हरि गुण नित गावैं।
श्री नारद यश गावत डोलैं, ब्रह्मादिक यश गावैं॥
तुम पावन पतितन की कारन, मानव देह उद्धारन।
पाप ताप दुख दूर हटावन, यम के दूत भगावन॥
श्री जयदेव कीरत गावैं, सब जग में जय जय कारैं।
जो जन तुलसी आरती गावै, सकल मनोरथ पावै॥
English Transliteration
Tulsi Maharani namo namo, Hari ki patrani namo namo
Dhan Tulsi pooran tap keeno, Shaligram bani pyaari
Jaake patra manjari komal, Shripati sheesh chadhaayo
Dhanya Tulsi meri maiyya, pooran Brahma Gusaain
Vishnu peeyari saari odhi, Shri Krishna ramaai
Charan upaasai Brahma Shivji, Hari gun nit gaavain
Shri Naarad yash gaavat dolain, Brahmaadik yash gaavain
Tum paavan patitan ki kaaran, maanav deh uddhaaran
Paap taap dukh door hataavan, Yam ke doot bhagaavan
Shri Jaidev keerat gaavain, sab jag mein jai jai kaarain
Jo jan Tulsi aarti gaavai, sakal manorath paavai
Meaning
Salutations to Queen Tulsi, the beloved consort of Hari. Through her perfect tapasya she became dear to Shaligram. Her tender leaves and manjari are offered upon the head of Lakshmi-pati. Blessed are you, my mother — wife of the complete Brahman. Wrapped in Vishnu's saffron sari, you delight Sri Krishna. Brahma and Shiva worship your feet; Narada and the gods forever sing your fame. You are the cause of purification for the fallen, uplift the human body, banish sin and pain, and drive away the messengers of Yama. Whoever sings this Tulsi aarti gains every desire of the heart.
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