Shloka 38
The Greatness of the Hymn to Tulasī
तुलसी स्तवसंतुष्टा सुखं वृद्धिं ददाति च । उद्गतं हेलया विद्धि पापं यमपथे स्थितम्
tulasī stavasaṃtuṣṭā sukhaṃ vṛddhiṃ dadāti ca | udgataṃ helayā viddhi pāpaṃ yamapathe sthitam
ಸ್ತವದಿಂದ ಸಂತುಷ್ಟಳಾದ ತುಳಸಿ ಸುಖ ಮತ್ತು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ತಿಳಿ—ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪವೂ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿ ಯಮಪಥದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿರುತ್ತದೆ।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: stavasaṃtuṣṭā = stava-saṃtuṣṭā; yamapathe = yama-pathe.
FAQs
It presents Tulasī as responsive to sincere praise (stava), granting sukha (well-being) and vṛddhi (prosperity), framing devotion as both spiritually and practically beneficial.
Helayā indicates negligence or casual disregard—wrongdoing that may not be planned yet still generates pāpa and leads one toward consequences symbolized as the ‘path of Yama’ (yamapatha).
The verse pairs a positive practice (praise and reverence) with a caution: even careless actions have moral weight, so one should cultivate mindful conduct and devotional respect.