The Greatness of the Hymn to Tulasī
यत्पापं यौवने बाल्ये कौमारे वार्द्धके कृतम् । तत्सर्वं विलयं याति तुलसीस्तव पाठतः
yatpāpaṃ yauvane bālye kaumāre vārddhake kṛtam | tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tulasīstava pāṭhataḥ
บาปใดที่ทำไว้ในวัยหนุ่ม วัยเด็ก วัยเยาว์ หรือวัยชรา บาปนั้นทั้งหมดสลายไปด้วยการสวดบทสรรเสริญทุลสี
Unspecified (context not provided; verse is a general Purāṇic statement praising Tulasī-stava)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पापम् = यत् पापम्; तत्सर्वम् = तत् सर्वम्; तुलसीस्तव = तुलसी-स्तव; (पाठतः = पाठात् इत्यर्थे पञ्चमी)
It teaches that devotion expressed through reciting the Tulasī-stava has purificatory power, dissolving sins accumulated across all stages of life.
It presents recitation (pāṭha) of a devotional hymn as an effective spiritual practice, highlighting grace and devotion over complex ritual as a means of purification.
It encourages moral reform and spiritual renewal by affirming that past wrongdoing need not define one’s future—purification is possible through sincere devotional practice.