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1. Mangala-charanam
Namas te guru-devaya
Sarva-siddhi pradayine
Sarva mangala rupaya
Sarvananda vidhayine
I offer pranama
to Gurudeva,
to bestow
all spiritual perfection
and happiness.
1. Mangala-charanam (contd…)
Om ajnana timiranthasya
Jnananjana salakaya
Caksur unmilitam yena
Tasmai sri gurave namah
I offer pranama
to Gurudeva,
to open my eyes
with the torchlight
of divine knowledge.
2. Maha Mantra Kirtan….
Jaya Rādha Mādhava Jaya Kunja Vihāri
Jaya Gopi-Jana Vallabha Jaya Giri Vara Dhāri
Yasodā Nandana Vraja Jana Ranjana
Yāmuna Tira Vanachāri
(C-67)
Hare krsna hare krsna Krsna krsna hare hare
Hare rama hare rama
Rama rama hare hare
3. Hari Katha: Tulasi Mahima
Yama – Lord of Death
Souls under judgement after body dies
At the end of the class, do not forget
to get your free Audio CD that describes hells
and hellish Planets….
3. Hari Katha: Tulasi Mahima
(Do NOT read this now… Listen to your Teacher!)
A man who was a criminal throughout his life. There
was not even a kind of sin he had not committed..
Yama was looking for his end to come.. And one
day a mad buffallo hit him from front and pierced
his belly with its horn to death. Yama dhutas
came to snatch his soul to take him to the hell..
But magically Vishnu dhutas arrived from nowhere
and fought with yama dhutas and drove them away..
Yama dhutas went and complained to Yama. But
Yama could not understand!. Then he personally
went and saw the dead body and found out why
this happened!! What was that he found?
4. Ishta Ganam
Jaya Ragu-Nanthana Jaya Siya Ram
Jaya Siya Ram Jaya Jaya Siya Ram
Janaki Vallabha Jaya Siya Ram
Dasaratha Nandana Jaya Siya Ram
5. Vedic Studies: Tulasi (1)
- Tulasi is full of auspiciousness
- Lord always lives near Tulasi
- First thing to offer Lord is Tulasi
- Tulasi gives Bhakti
- Worship of Tulasi is superior than
worshiping the Lord
- Lord does not accept any grain,
water, food without Tulasi leaves
- Tulasi worship is important for
Bhakti
- Tulasi purifies our heart and words
5. Vedic Studies: How to serve Tulasi (2)
- Water every morning (except
Dwadasi)
- Make sure she gets sun and warm
- Check leaves for her health
- Do not water or touch at night
- Give obeisance to Tulasi
- Circumambulate her daily (4 times)
- Wear pure Tulasi beads around neck
(do not mix with other beads)
- Yama or Yama-Dhutas will never
come to a devotee who worships
Tulasi
5. Vedic Studies: Tulasi (3)
Tulasi Prayer
Vrndāyai tulasi devyai
Priyāyai kesavasya cha
Krsna bhakti prade devi
Satya vatyai namo namah
(A11)
O goddess Vrnda, Tulasi Devi,
You are very dear to Lord Kesava,
You are the bestower of Krsna Bhakti.
I pray to you.
5. Vedic Studies: Tulasi (4)
When Picking Tulasi Leaves
Tulasy amrta janmāsi
Sadā tvam kesava priyā
Kesavārthe vicinvāmi
Varadā bhava sobhane
(E25)
O Tulasi Devi,
You came from the nectar
when churning the milk ocean.
You are always dear to Lord Kesava,
I pick your leaves to worship Kesava.
I pray to you
to make my worship successful.
5. Vedic Studies: Tulasi (5)
Some other (material) benefits too…
- Blocks dangerous germs in the
vicinity
- Keeps us disease free
- Nerve tonic, adds memory power
- Cure for cancer
- Removes phlem
- Reduces fever, common cold,
malaria
- There are 15 diseases Tulasi can
cure
- Drives mosquitoes away
5. Vedic Studies: Tulasi (6)
Tulasi can cure these diseases…
- Fever, Common Cold
- Coughs
- Sore Throat
- Respiratory Disorder
- Kidney Stone
- Heart Disease
- Child Ailments - Purifies Blood
- Stress
- Mouth Infections
- Insect Bites
- Skin Disorders
- Tooth Diseases
- Headaches
- Eyes
- .......
6. Hari Bhajan
Tuhi Tuhi Tuhi Tohai, Mera Nanda Nandana
Mainbi Mainbi Mainbi Tohun, Tera Nanda Nandana
Tuhi Mera Tuhi Mera, Swami Nanda Nandana
Tuhi Mera Tuhi Mera, Sakha Nanda Nandana …
Tuhi Mera Tuhi Mera, Suta Nanda Nandana
Tuhi Mera Tuhi Mera, Piya Nanda Nandana
…
7. Dhvani and Arati
• Om purna-madah purna-midam
purnat purnam-udacyate
Purnasya purna-madaya
purna-meva vasisyate
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Om santih santih santih
Hari Hi Om
Sri Tulasi Devi Ki Jay
Sri Vrnda Devi Ki Jay
Bhakti Devi Ki Jay
Discussion
1. Any Sloka recitation for today?
2. More domains for our web now:
• gokulbhajan.com
• gokulbhajan.org
• mygokulam.com
3. Tulasi handbook in the web (e-Book)
4. Tulasi Prayers in the web (e-Book)
5. Collect last week’s test
6. Distribute next week’s test
7. Distribute Tulasi