Tulasī, the holy basil plant, is honoured in Hindu homes as a goddess. Many households keep her in a raised planter, the Tulasī Vṛndāvana, in the courtyard, and water her and light a lamp before her every evening.
In the Purāṇas she is Vṛndā, a devoted wife who became the sacred plant and the beloved of Viṣṇu. No worship of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa is complete without a Tulasī leaf, and her ceremonial wedding to Viṣṇu (as Śālagrāma) in the month of Kārtika marks the start of the wedding season.
Stotras, mantras and names of Tulasī on this site are listed below, each with Devanagari, transliteration and meaning.
