Shloka 27
The Glory of Tulasī and Dhātrī (Āmalakī): Protection from Yama and Attainment of Vaikuṇṭha
तुलसीपत्रगलितं यस्तोयं शिरसावहेत् । सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नातश्चांते याति हरेर्गृहम्
tulasīpatragalitaṃ yastoyaṃ śirasāvahet | sarvatīrtheṣu sa snātaścāṃte yāti harergṛham
مَن حملَ على رأسه ماءً سالَ على أوراقِ التولسي، عُدَّ كأنّه اغتسلَ في جميعِ التيِرثات، وفي النهاية يمضي إلى دارِ هاري.
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Concept: Tulasi-sanctified water grants the equivalent merit of bathing in all tīrthas; devotion internalizes pilgrimage and culminates in Hari’s abode.
Application: Use Tulasi-tīrtha in daily worship: sprinkle on the head, remember sacred rivers and Vishnu, and cultivate the attitude that purity is carried by devotion, not distance traveled.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee lifts a small vessel of water that has just streamed over fresh Tulasi leaves, then reverently bears it upon the head. Around him, faint circular vignettes appear like a mandala—Prayāga, Kāśī, Puṣkara, Gaṅgā—suggesting ‘all tīrthas’ contained in this single act, while a distant Vaikuṇṭha glow beckons.","primary_figures":["Devotee","Tulasi leaves (foreground, with droplets)","Subtle mandala of tīrthas","Optional: Vishnu/Lakshmi as distant radiance"],"setting":"Tulasi shrine with a small stone basin; droplets falling from leaves into a copper pot; background hints of multiple pilgrimage landscapes as visionary overlays.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["crystal silver","emerald green","saffron","midnight blue","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: close-up of Tulasi leaves dripping into a copper vessel, devotee placing Tulasi-tīrtha on the head, gold leaf mandala encircling miniature tīrtha scenes (Kashi ghats, Prayag sangam, Pushkar lake), ornate borders, Vishnu’s haloed presence above as the source of sanctity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate droplets on Tulasi leaves, devotee in gentle profile, soft luminous mandala of distant tīrthas in the sky, cool blues and greens with subtle gold, refined facial features and poetic atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Tulasi leaves with bold outlines and rhythmic droplet motifs, devotee gesture emphasized, circular tīrtha-mandala as decorative medallions, warm pigment palette, Vishnu aura as central backdrop.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Tulasi motif with ornate floral borders, deep blue ground with gold highlights, surrounding medallions depicting famous tīrthas as stylized lotuses, devotee bearing water on head, peacocks and lotus vines filling negative space, Nathdwara-like intricacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["flowing water","temple bells","conch shell","soft chorus-like drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्तोयं = यः + तत् + उदकम् (तद् + उदकम् → तोयम् as contraction in text); शिरसावहेत् = शिरसा + आवहेत्; स्नातश्चांते = स्नातः + च + अन्ते; हरेर्गृहम् = हरेः + गृहम्.
FAQs
It praises reverently bearing (on one’s head) water sanctified by contact with Tulasī leaves, treating it as a highly meritorious devotional act.
It equates this Tulasī-sanctified water practice with the merit of bathing in all tīrthas, emphasizing inner devotion over extensive travel.
The verse states that such a devotee ultimately attains Hari’s abode (harer gṛham), a Vaishnava expression for liberation in proximity to Viṣṇu.