Science behind praying daily to a Tulsi plant

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Glorification of Tulasi / Temple

http://bharathkidilse.blogspot.in/2009/10/tulsi.html





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Health Benefit Highlights

In Ayurveda it is considered as the destroyer of all the three doshas.

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Swallow or Chew

German researchers have discovered that the leaves of the holy Tulsi plant contains traces of mercury. If the leaves are chewed, the mercury may damage the teeth. But when taken as a whole, the mercury is found beneficial.

Siddhis

In the Devi Bhagavatam it is written that, “One who worships Tulasi with the mantra

Om Shreem, Hreem, Kleem, Aim, Vrindaavanyai Swaahaa attains all siddhis.”

Goddess Tulasi, who dwells in the Tulasi plant will appear and grant this boon. For it is said that goddess Tulasi is a benevolent force presiding over all the lokas, or planes of existence.

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Bio-energetics

1. Rasa – Katu (sharp), Tikta (bitter)
2. Virya – Ushna (hot)
3. Vipak – Katu (sharp)
4. Doshas– Kapha, Pitta and Vata,

Nomenclature

1. Common name: Holy Basil, Sacred Basil
2. Sanskrit name: Tulasi
3. Hindi name: tulsi
4. Scientific name: Ocimum sanctum and Ocimum tenuiflorum

8 names of Tulasidevi

1. Vrindavani: One who first manifested in Vraja.
2. Vrinda: The goddess of all plants and trees.
3. Visvapujita: Worshiped by the whole universe.
4. Puspasara: The topmost of all flowers.
5. Nandini: Seeing whom gives bliss to the saints.
6. Krishna-jivani: The life of Sri Krishna.
7. Visva-pavani: One who purifies the three worlds.
8. Tulasi: One who has no comparison.

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King of Herbs

Tulsi initially met with mixed reactions in Europe as it traveled west along the early trade routes from the Orient. After a period of cultural assimilation, the plant became known to Christians as sacred or holy basil, and was hailed as “The King of Herbs” by European

1. herbalists 
2. physicians, as well as 
3. cooks.

Medical

Medical, religious and culinary use of Tulsi has also been documented for centuries in

1. China and the rest of Asia, the Middle East, 
2. North Africa, 
3. Europe and 
4. Australia.

Anti

1. Anti-inflammatory, 
2. Anti-viral, 
3. Anti-oxidant

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Modern scientific research indicates that Holy Basil has the following health promotion benefits:

1. Holistic Health Promotion – Enhances general health and well-being, having positive overall effects on the body and mind. This is backed by many thousand years of positive results.
2. Adaptogenic and Stress Resilience – Enhances the body’s natural bipolar adaptogenic homeostatic balancing capacity and helps return stressed physiological systems to normal. Increases the capacity to cope and adapt to changing and challenging environments, and reduces the negative physical and psychological effects of stress. Supports normal cortisol.
3. Heart and Vascular Protection – Lowers dangerous cholesterol and stress-related high blood pressure, protects the heart and blood vessels, and has mild blood thinning qualities, thereby decreasing the likelihood of strokes. Moderates blood glucose levels in diabetics. Protects against damage caused by foreign toxins in the blood (such as industrial chemicals).
4. Antioxidant and Nutrition – Provides significant antioxidant and free radical scavenging protection. Neutralizes dangerous biochemicals that contribute to premature aging, cancer, and degenerative diseases. Contains vitamins C and A, and minerals calcium, zinc and iron, as well as chlorophyll and many other phytonutrients. It also enhances the efficient digestion, absorption and use of nutrients from food and other herbs.
5. Immunity Support – Strengthens and modulates the immune system. Reduces allergic histamine, asthmatic and other adverse immune reactions.
6. Anti-inflammatory – Reduces the painful and dangerous inflammation that plays a key role in various forms of arthritis, cancer and degenerative neurological disorders.
7. Liver Support – Generally contributes to healthy liver function, improves the metabolic breakdown and elimination of dangerous chemicals in the blood, and counteracts various liver diseases.
8. Antibiotic Protection – Offers significant natural antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties and is, thereby, helpful in treating many serious systemic diseases, as well as localized infections.
9. Lung and Bronchial Support – In addition to contributing generally to respiratory health, Holy Basil has been shown to be helpful in the treatment of a variety of serious allergic, inflammatory and infectious disorders affecting the lungs and related tissues. Generally supports healthy pulmonary function.
10. Anti-Aging Effects – Slows the biological aging process by reducing the impact of physiological aging factors – such as stress, free radicals and decreased immunity.
11. Radiation Protection – Reduces the cell and tissue damage caused by harmful rays of the sun, TV, computers, X-rays, radiation therapy, high altitude air travel, etc.
12. Psycho-Spiritual – Aids meditation and delivers nutrients to the mind necessary for the experience of enlightenment.
13. Energy and Performance – Improves stamina and endurance, and increases the body's efficiency in using oxygen. Enhances protein synthesis and strength.
14. Allopathic Medicine Complement – Enhances the effectiveness and reduces the negative and often dangerous side effects of many standard modern medical treatments.
15. Antipyretic – Prevents, removes or reduces fevers.
16. Anabolic Effect – Enhances protein synthesis, muscle mass and strength.
17. Benefits Skin – Reduces eczema, psoriasis and various other skin disorders.
18. Ayurvedic – Regulator of three doshas. 

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Pilgrimage - Dieties - Vedas Place in Tulsi

The nineteenth century scholar M. Williams recorded that 

Yanmoole sarva tirthaani yannagre sarva devataa
Yanmadhye sarva vedaascha Tulasi taam namaamyaham.

I bow down to the Tulasi,

1. In its (Tulsi) roots are contained all places of pilgrimage;
2. its centre contains all the deities and
3. its upper branches all the Vedas.

“Oh Narada, wherever Tulsi grows there is no misery. She is the holiest of the holy. Wherever the breeze blows her fragrance there is purity. Vishnu showers blessing on those who worship and grow Tulsi. Tulsi is sacred because

1. Brahma resides in the roots, 
2. Vishnu resides in the stems and leaves and 
3. Rudra resides in the flowering tops.” 

(Padmapurana (24.2) Lord Shiva tells the sage Narada of Tulsi’s power)

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Meaning

Vishnu  Stuti - ‘Stuti’ that Vishnu himself recited: 

Vrindaa rupascha vrikshaascha yadaiktra bhavanti cha,

Vidhurbhudaastena Vrindam matpriyaam taam bhajaamyaham/

Puraa babhuva yaa Devi twaadow vrindaavaney vaney,

Tena Vrindaavani khyaataa soybhaagyam taam bhajaamyaham/

Asamkhyeshu cha viseshu pujitaa yaa nirantaram,

Tena Vishwapujitaakhyaam Jagat-pujyaam bhajaamyaham/

Asamkhyaani cha Vishwaani pavitraani yayaa sadaa,

Taam Vishwapaavaneem Deveem virahena smraanyaham/

Devaa na tushtaah pushpaanaam samuhena yaya vinaa,

Taam Pushpa saaraam Shraddhaam cha drashtumicchhaami shokatah/

Vishwey yatpraaptimaatrena bhaktaanando bhaveda dhruvam,

Nandini tena vikhyaataa saa preetaa bhavataabhi mey/

Yasya Devyaastulaa naast Visweshu nikhileshu cha,

Tulasee tena vikhyaataa taam yaami sharanam priyaam/

Krishna jeevana rupaa yaa shaswatpriyatamaa Sati,

Tena Krishna jeevaneeti mama rakkshantu jeevanam/

(When Vrinda tree and another kind of tree look alike, then intelligent persons call the group of trees as Vrinda only! It is that Vrinda who is popular that I pray; my greetings to that auspicious Devi who emerged in ancient times in Brindavana and was called as Brindaavani; I implore that unique tree which is worshipped among innumerable other trees and is called as Vishwa pujita; I greet that universally revered tree in veneration; it is the Pushpasaaraa which is held in high esteem among several other flowers and is meditated by all Devas that I yearn to vision with emotion and anxiety; may Tulasi be kind to me as she is known for spreading happiness around and fulfil one’s desires and that is why her epithet is Nandini. I seek shelter from that Devi whose inherent values are impossible to weigh (tulana) and therefore called Tulasi. It is that Vrinda Swarupa who is considered as Krishna jeevani that protects the life of Shri Krishna!).

Radha Worship

Brahma taught to tulsi the procedure of pleasing Devi Radha by a

1. Shodashopachara Mantra, 
2. Stotra, 
3. Kavacha and 
4. Puja Vidhana.

Tulasi determined to please Radha and performed these. In course of time, Tulasi had dreamt of a handsome youth and on the next day a Yogi called Shankhachooda landed at ‘Badarivana’ who practised Shri Krishna Mantra and Kavacha, thanks to Jaigeeshva Muni.

As Tulasi got his darshan at a common place she was readily got attracted to him and vice versa. They exchanged pleasantries as also serious matters of Vedanta content, especially in the background of both of them being Jatismaras, when Brahma appeared and encouraged their Gandharva Vivaha.

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Same Family

Shankhachooda was a staunch Krishna devotee and the latter himself bestowed a talisman which fortified his prowess further. Shri Krishna was no doubt aware that the Danava King was performing all acts of Viciousness, brutality and violence; yet the demon’s staunch devotion to him far outweighed his vices and cruelties to Devas, Maharhis, Sages and Brahmanas.

This situation prompted Bhagavan Shiva to advise the Danava King and mediated peace with Devas. He used all his skills and powers of bringing about rapproachment; he said: ‘Raja! You release the kingdom of Devas and make me and every body happy; you enjoy your own Kingdom and desist from fraternal enemities as

1. Daityas, 
2. Danavaas and 
3. Devatas are all from the 

Kashyapa Muni and the own sisters of

1. Diti, 
2. Danu and 
3. Aditi respectively. ‘Brahma hatya’ and ‘Jaati droha’ would be equally despicable etc.

Unconquerable force in the entire Universe

Having thus conquered the demigods, Jalandhara began to rule the universe, without any competition. Indeed, during his reign over  the Earth, 

1. there was no death for human beings, and no one went to hell. 
2. There were no unfortunate or barren women. 
3. There were no ugly, wicked, distressed or notorious women to be seen. 
4. There were  no wid¬ows, and no poor men, within his kingdom. 
5. Every house was endowed with young and beautiful women. Nobody was harrassed, and all were wealthy.

Even as Shankhachooda was enjoying his new marital life, he was simultaneously warring with Devatas, as he was essentially a Danava and tortured Devas and forcibly dislodged them from Indraloka. He acquired

1. three crore ‘Dhanurdhaaras’/ ace bowmen, 
2. three lakh race horses, 
3. five lakh top rate elephants, Trishula dhaaris, countless chariots, and highly trained Maharathis and virtually became an unconquerable force in the entire Universe.

How Conch Appeared in World

Lord Siva trident's name Vijaya was as bright as a hundred summer suns. 

1. The front of it was presided over by Lord Narayana, the middle by Lord Brahma, the root by Lord Siva and the edge by Time. 
2. It was bright like the fire of devastation at the end of the world--dauntless, irresistible, fixed and destructive in its aim. 
3. In brilliance it equaled the Sudarsana Chakra, and it was the topmost of all weapons. 
4. No one but Lord Visnu or Lord Siva could wield it, and all but them were afraid of it. 
5. The trident was 14,000 cubits long and 100 cubits wide. 
6. One could not tell from where and how it proceeded. 
7. By its own will, this trident could destroy all the worlds.

 Lord Siva raised the trident high, aimed and hurled it at Sankhacuda. Seeing it coming, the demon king dropped his bow and arrows, collected his mind, sat down in a yoga posture, and meditated on the lotus feet of Lord Krsna with great devotion. 

The trident whirled around Sankhacuda's head for a while. Then, at Lord Siva's command, it smashed into the demon's head and burned him and his chariot to ashes. Thereafter, the trident returned to Lord Siva, and then left for the airways at the speed of the mind, and finally returned with force and gladness to Lord Narayana.

In the heavens, the celestials beat their drums, the Gandharvas and Kinnaras sang, the sages and demigods chanted eulogies and all the damsels danced. Flowers continuously rained down upon Lord Siva, and Lord Visnu, Brahma, Indra and other notables praised him.

Out of compassion, Lord Shiva Durga tossed the demon's bones into the sea and these bones became transformed into all the conches in the world. 

They are always considered very holy and favorable in the worship of the demigods. The water in the conch is also considered very sacred and satisfying to the demigods--as sacred as the water in any holy river. Wherever the conch is blown, Laksmi dwells there with great delight. If one bathes with the conch water, this is equivalent to bathing in all the holy rivers. Wherever the the conch is placed, Lord Hari and Goddess Laksmi live there, and all inauspicious things disappear from that place.


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Ksheerabdi Dwadasi Vratam and Shayana Vrata

Dharmaraja and his brothers lost their kingdom and went to reside in Dwaitavanam. At this time, the Sage Vyasa came to visit him. Dharmaraja cordially invited Vyasa, made him seat on a pedestal, spoke to him on various issues and then said as follows, “Swami! You know all Dharmas. There is no knowledge or wisdom that you donot know. Please tell me a way, by which all desires can be fulfilled”. To this Vyasa replied, “Son! This is a good question. Once upon a time Sage Narada posed the same question to Brahma deva, and the deva narrated him two desire fulfilling penances. Those are Ksheerabdi Dwadasi Vratam and Ksheerabdi Sayana Vrata.

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Vastu Dosh Remover

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Worship of Tulasi from Sri Garga Samhita

http://padmanabhdas.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/glories-of-srimati-tulasi-devi-from-sri-garg-samhita-canto-2-chp-16/