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Tulasi Pooja Songs

Ms. Bhavana has sent two amazing lyrics and audio for the upcoming Tulasi Pooje. Thanks so much, Bhavana.

ರಾಗ: ಕಾಂಬೋಧಿ  ತಾಳ: ಖಂಡಚಾಪು

ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿ ಜಯ ತುಳಸಿ ಜಯಜಯ ತುಳಸಿ
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ತುಳಸಿ ವರ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ತುಳಸಿ ||

ಗಂಗೆ ಗೋದಾವರಿಯು ತುಂಗಭದ್ರೆಯು ಯಮುನೆ
ಮಂಗಳ ತರಂಗಿಣಿಯು ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣವೇಣಿ
ರಂಗನಾಥನ ಸಮೇತ ದಿವ್ಯ ಕಾವೇರಿಯು
ಮಂಗಳೆಯೆ ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸವಾಗಿಹರು ||೧||

ನಿನ್ನ ಪಾದವು ಚತುರ್ಮುಖನ ಭಾಗವು ದೇವಿ
ನಿನ್ನ ಮಧ್ಯವು  ಹರಿಯ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿಹುದು
ನಿನ್ನ ತುದಿ ಕೈಲಾಸನಾದ ಶಿವ ಭೋಗವು
ನಿನ್ನ ಮೈಯೊಳು ಸಕಲ ದೇವತೆಗಳಿಹರು ||೨||

ಗಂಧಪುಷ್ಪವು ಧೂಪ ದೀಪ ನೈವೇದ್ಯದಿಂ
ವಂದಿಸುತ ನಾ ನಿನ್ನ ಪೂಜೆಗೈವೆ
ಇಂದಿರೆಯೆ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯ ಸಂತತಿಯ ನೀನಿತ್ತು
ಮುಂದೆ ಪಾಲಿಸು ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಸಂಪದವ ||೩||

ನೀನಿರುವ ದೇಶದಲಿ ರೋಗಗಳ ಭಯವಿಲ್ಲ
ನೀನಿರುವ ದೇಶದಲಿ ಪಾಪಭಯವಿಲ್ಲ
ನೀನಿರುವ ದೇಶದಲಿ ಯಮನ ಭಯವಂತಿಲ್ಲ
ನೀನಿರುವ ದೇಶದಲಿ ಭೂತಭಯವಿಲ್ಲ ||೪||

ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳಂ ತುಳಸಿ ಸರ್ವಮಂಗಳೆ ದೇವಿ
ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳಂ ತುಳಸಿ ಮುರಹರನ ರಮಣಿ
ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳಂ ತುಳಸಿ ಲೋಕಪಾವನೆ ಮೂರ್ತಿ
ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳಂ ತುಳಸಿ ಧೇನು ಸುರ ದೇವಿ ||೫||

raaga: kaaMbOdhi  taaLa: khaMDachaapu
shrI tuLasi jaya tuLasi jayajaya tuLasi
shrIraama tuLasi vara shrIkRuShNa tuLasi ||

gaMge gOdaavariyu tuMgabhadreyu yamune
maMgaLa taraMgiNiyu shrIkRuShNavENi
raMganaathana samEta divya kaavEriyu
maMgaLeye ninnalli vaasavaagiharu ||1||

ninna paadavu chaturmukhana bhaagavu dEvi
ninna madhyavu  hariya bhaagavaagihudu
ninna tudi kailaasanaada shiva bhOgavu
ninna maiyoLu sakala dEvategaLiharu ||2||

gaMdhapuShpavu dhUpa dIpa naivEdyadiM
vaMdisuta naa ninna pUjegaive
iMdireye soubhaagya saMtatiya nInittu
muMde paalisu bhakti mukti saMpadava ||3||

nIniruva dEshadali rOgagaLa bhayavilla
nIniruva dEshadali paapabhayavilla
nIniruva dEshadali yamana bhayavaMtilla
nIniruva dEshadali bhUtabhayavilla ||4||

jaya maMgaLaM tuLasi sarvamaMgaLe dEvi
jaya maMgaLaM tuLasi muraharana ramaNi
jaya maMgaLaM tuLasi lOkapaavane mUrti
jaya maMgaLaM tuLasi dhEnu sura dEvi ||5||

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ಎತ್ತಿದಳಾರತಿಯ ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿಗೆ ಭಕ್ತಿಭಾವಗಳಿಂದಲಿ
ಎತ್ತಿದಳಾರತಿ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮನ ಸತಿ
ಅಚ್ಯುತನ ತೋರೆಂದು ಅತಿ ದೈನ್ಯದಿಂದಲಿ ||

ಹಾರಕೇಯೂರದಿಂದ ಚಿತ್ರಾವಳಿ ನಾರಿ ತುಳಸಿಗೆ ರಚಿಸಿ
ಚಾರುಹಸ್ತಗಳಿಂದ ನಾರಿ ಬೊಗಸೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿ
ವಾರಿಜನಾಭನ ತೋರಿಸೆಂದೆನುತಲಿ ||೧||

ಅನ್ನ ಬೇಡೊ ಋಷಿಗಳು ಯತಿಗಳು ಬಂದು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಾಡುತಿಹರು
ಪನ್ನಗವೇಣಿಯೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಮೊರೆಹೊಕ್ಕೆನೆ
ಪನ್ನಗಶಯನನ ತೋರಿಸೆಂದೆನುತಲಿ ||೨||

ettidaLaaratiya shrI tuLasige bhaktibhaavagaLiMdali
ettidaLaarati satyadharmana sati
achyutana tOreMdu ati dainyadiMdali ||

haarakEyUradiMda chitraavaLi naari tuLasige rachisi
chaaruhastagaLiMda naari bogase oDDi
vaarijanaabhana tOriseMdenutali ||1||

anna bEDo RuShigaLu yatigaLu baMdu nannannu kaaDutiharu
pannagavENiye ninna morehokkene
pannagashayanana tOriseMdenutali ||2||

The second song I used to hear  on radio many years back. If you have the original track please, post the same.

I am an average singer but I think this is the best way to share what i know. Thanks for the good words from you which encouraged me to do this.

-Bhavana.

ತುಲಸೀ ಹಬ್ಬವಿವಾಹ ಉತ್ವಾನ ದ್ವಾದಶಿ – Uthwana Dwadashi/Tulasi Habba – November 25th 2012

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Uthwana Dwadashi – Tulasi Habba or Tulasi Pooje is celebrated a fortnight after Deepavali. It signifies the day Tulasi married Lord Vishnu. On this day, Tulasi katte is decorated like a bride. Amla trees are planted along with the tulsi plant.

What’s Tulasi?

In most madhwa homes, you find a Tulasi plant growing out of a Tulasi katte . Tulasi is considered to be a holy plant and is worshipped every morning in Madhwa families. Tulasi has medicinal value and is often used as a herb in curing the common cold and cough.

So what’s Tulasi Habba?
Tulasi came out of the ocean during Amrita Manthan as a younger sister of Lakshmi. She too was devoted to Lord Vishnu and wanted to marry him. But Lakshmi who was already married to him did not like the idea and cursed her to become a plant. Thus the tulasi plant was born. But the all merciful Lord Vishnu took pity and fulfilling her wish declared that when he will be in the form of a saligrama, found in most temples and madhwa houses, she will remain close to him in the form of a tulasi leaf. Therefore even today a saligrama will have a tulsi leaf along with it. In front of every Hindu home there will be a tulasi katte in which a plant grows round the year.
Although the prayers are offered to Tulasi everyday by watering the plant in the morning and lighting an oil lamp before it in the evening, on Kartik Shukla Dwadashi there will be an annual Tulasi Pooja in the evening when the tulasi katte will be beautifully decorated with clay lamps.

Attached below is a screen shot of the Tulasi Vivaha Slokas and Procedure as printed in the Uttaradi Matta Panchanga. If you click on the image a bigger picture will display which has the words very very clear.

tulasi-vivaha-sloka

Here is the link for all the Tulasi slokas at this weblog.

1. Slokas

2. Daily Tulasi Pooja Procedure

3. Tulasi Sankeerthaney Lyrics and Audio

Devaranama On Tulasi

This song is written by Sree Purandara Dasaru, and is in Kalyani Raaga   and Adi tala. The lyrics were provided to me by my Aunt, Ms. Lalitha. She said my great great grandfather used to ask her to sing this song during Tulasi Habba. Thanks Aunty for this wonderful song.

Attached below are the lyrics in Kannada and English.

ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ -ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಾಧನವಿದ್ದೂ ತುಳಸಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಪೂಜೆ  (2)

ಸಿಂಧು ಶತ ಕೋಟಿ ಗಂಗೋದಕವಿದ್ದೂ ಗಂಧಸುಪರಿಮಳ ವಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ದೂ

ಚೆಂದುಳ್ಳ ಆಭರಣಾ ಧೂಪ ದೀಪಗಳಿದ್ದೂ

ಬೃಂದಾವನ ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಪೂಜೆ (ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ )

ಪೂಜೆಯ ಮಾಡದೆ ತುಳಸಿ ಮಂಜರಿ ಇಂದಾ - ಮೂಜಗದೊದೆಯಾ ಮುರಾರಿಯನೂ

ರಾಜಾಧಿ ರಾಜನೆಂಬ  ಮಂತ್ರ ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳಿಂದ

ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೂ ಒಲ್ಲ ಪುರಂಧರ ವಿಠಲನೊ(ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ )

ollano hari kollano- ella saadhanaviddoo tulsai illada pooje (2)

sindhu shatakoti gangodakaviddoo gandha suparimala vastraviddoo

chendulla aabharana dhoopa deepagaliddoo

brindavana sri tulasi illada pooje (ollano hari kollano)

poojeya maadade tulasi manjariindaa moojagadodeyaa murariyanoo

rajadhi raajanemba mantra pushpagalinda

poojisidaroo olla purnadhara vittalanoo (2) (ollano hari kollano)

Note: My Aunt Ms. Lalitha has provided this link where you can buy Tulasi plant. Thanks Aunty.

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ತುಲಸೀ ಹಬ್ಬ/ವಿವಾಹ – ಉತ್ವಾನ ದ್ವಾದಶಿ – Tulasi Habba – Nov 18th 2010

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This year ತುಲಸೀ ಹಬ್ಬ/ವಿವಾಹ – ಉತ್ವಾನ ದ್ವಾದಶಿ – Tulasi Habba is celebrated on November 18th 2010, Thursday. All the details for doing this pooje have been posted on the blog. Links for all the slokas, songs to be sung, and pooja procedure can be found at the following link:

P.S: I will be missing this festival this year, I am traveling to Minneapolis for work on Sunday and will be returning back on Friday night.

Handbook for performing Festivals

I received an email from a mailing list which I have subscribed, which had links to several books on Hinduism. As I was browsing through the content of the web site which had several important books scanned, I found this simple and very well explained book which has details of all the festivals, the rituals which needs to be followed and so on.. This book is in Kannada. You can read the book online or even download a PDF file, whichever is convenient to you all.

Attached below is the link for the book:

P.S: The details for all the many festivals coming during Shravan Masa starts from page 32 onwards.

ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ Lyrics

PA290001Lalitha Aunty sent me this song since today is Tulasi Pooje. This Devaranama is from Purandara Dasaru in Raga Kalyani and Adi tala. Thanks so much, Aunty.

ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ
ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ
ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಾಧನವಿದ್ದೂ ತುಳಸಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಪೂಜೆ-
ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ ||

ಸಿಂಧು ಶತ ಕೋಟಿ ಗಂಗೊದಕವಿದ್ದ್ದೂ
ಗಂಧ ಸುಪರಿಮಳ ವಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ದೂ
ಚೆಂದುಳ ಆಭರಣ ಧೂಪ ದೀಪಗಳಿದ್ದೂ
ಬೃಂದಾವನ ಶ್ರೀ ತುಳಸಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಪೂಜೆ -
ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ ||1||

ಪೂಜೆಯ ಮಾಡದೆ ತುಳಸಿ ಮಂಜರಿ ಇಂದ
ಮೂಜಗದೊಡೆಯ ಮುರಾರಿಯನು
ರಾಜಾಧಿ ರಾಜನೆ೦ಬ ಮಂತ್ರ ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳಿಂದ
ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೂ ಒಲ್ಲ ಪುರಂಧರ ವಿಠಲನೂ-
ಒಲ್ಲನೋ ಹರಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳನೋ ||2||

Tulasi Sankeerthaney(Neerey Thoreley) Lyrics and Audio

This is yet another Tulasi Sankeerthaney. The lyrics and audio are provided Ms. Rekha S Srinivasan. Rekha was able to record this song with the help of her Husband, and also her friend Muthu Kumar. Thanks Rekha & Family and also to Mr.Muthu Kumar for providing us with such a rare song.

Sankeerthaney (Bhudhavaarakke)

Hari govindha govinda raama | Govindha naaraayana ||
Govindha gopala krishna | Govindha naaraayana || Pallavi ||

Neerey thoreley neerey thoreley neela varnana dhevana |
Bhaamey thoreley bhaamey thoreley baala udupiya krishnana || 1 || (Hari govindha…)

Kaalalandhugey kadaga kankana lola udupigey bandhana |
Baala leeleya jagakey thoridha gopala udupiya krishnana || 2 || (Hari govindha…)

Kadeva kadeygola nenu sahithali hadaginolagindha bandhana |
Bidadhey bhakthara vodaney paalipa ranga udupina krishnana || 3 || (Hari govindha…)

Muddhu mukhadhava mooru jadeyali iddha udupiya sthaladhalli |
Oddhu shakatana aadhi gurugala muddu udupiya krishnana || 4 || (Hari govindha…)

Mallarodagoodi mathurapuradhali billa habbava nadesidha |
Ballidha kamsaasurana seelidha malla udupiya krishnana || 5 || (Hari govindha…)

Baala sanyasigaalu ninnanu premadhindhali bhajisalu |
Aaladheleya meley malagidha gopaala udupiya krishnana || 6 || (Hari govindha…)

Adhvaya hari brahma vallabha vidhyasaarathih maadidhey |
Sadhguru muni vaadhiraajana muddhu udupiya krishnana || 7 || (Hari govindha…)

Attached is the audio on youtube.

Tulasi Sankeerthaney (Govinda Govinda Raama) on Youtube

Ms. Rekha S Srinivasan has recorded this song for us. The lyrics are also provided by Rekha, which again is posted on the blog. Rekha was able to record this song with the help of her Husband, and also her friend Muthu Kumar. Thanks Rekha & Family and also to Mr.Muthu Kumar for providing us with such a rare song.

Attached below is the link on Youtube:

And the lyrics are at the following page:

Thulasi Kalyaana Haadu Lyrics

Thulasi Kalyaana Haadu Lyrics provided to us by Ms. Rekha S Srinivasan. Thanks again so much Rekha.

Kalyaanavey namma krishna shri thulasigey |
Ballidha shri vaasudhevanigey ||
Kalyaanavey namma krishna shri thulasigey |
Ballidha shri vaasudhevanigey ||

Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam || Pallavi ||

Angaladholagella thulasiya vana maadi |
Shringaarava maadi sheegradhindha ||
Kangala paapava pariharisuva muddhu |
Ranga bandhalli nelasidhanu ||

Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam ||

Mindhu madiyanuttu sandheyhava bittu |
Thandha shri gandhaakshatheygalindha ||
Sindhu shayanana vrindhaavanadhi poojisey |
Kundhadha bhaagyava koduthihalu ||

Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam ||

Bhakshya bhojyangala neivedhyavaniththu |
Laksha batthiya dheepava hachchi ||
Adhokshaja sahitha vrindhaavana poojisey |
Saakshaath mokshava koduthihalu ||

Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam ||

Utthaana dhwaadhashi dhivasadhali krishna |
Utthama thulasigey vivaahava ||
Chittha nirmalaraagi maadidhavarigey |
Utthama gathi eeva purandhara vittahla ||

Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam ||

Kalyaanavey namma krishna shri thulasigey |
Ballidha shri vaasudhevanigey ||
Kalyaanavey namma krishna shri thulasigey |
Ballidha shri vaasudhevanigey ||

Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam ||
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam |
Kalyaanam thulasi kalyaanam ||

Ms. Rekha has also recorded the audio for us with the help of her Husband and friend Muthu Kumar. Thanks to all three of you. The link on youtube is:

 

Tulasi Sankeerthaney Lyrics

Attached below is the Tulasi Sankeerthaney provided by Ms. Rekha S Srinivasan. Thanks so much, Rekha.

Govindha govinda raama | Govindha naaraayana ||
Govindha gopala krishna | Govindha naaraayana || Pallavi ||

Soamaasuranemba dhaithya | Saamakavedhavanoyyaluma ||
Soamaasuranannu kondhu | Saamakavedhava thandhanuma || 1 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Guddavu mulugi poagalu namma dheva | Guddava bennali poththanuma ||
Guddadhanthey asuraranella | Addagedahi bisutanuma || 2 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Chinnaganninavanu bandhu | Kanney hennanoyyaluma ||
Varna roopava thaali asurana | Chinna binnava bagidhanuma || 3 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Kambadhindhali udhisi namma dheva | Jambhadhasurana bagidhanuma ||
Nambidha prahladhanna kaayidha | Ambujanaabha nrusimhanuma || 4 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Balu murudannaagi bhoomiya | Baliya dhaanava beydidhanuma ||
Ileya eeradiya maadi | Baliya paathaalakkoththidhanuma || 5 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Kodaliyannu pididhu namma dheva | Kadidha kshathriyanuma ||
Padedha thaaya shirava tharidhu | Padedhanaakeya praananuma || 6 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Enteradu thaleyaadhasurana | Kantahva chehdhisi bisutanuma ||
Vonti roopava thaali lankeya | Banta Vibbeeshanagiththanuma || 7 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Sola saasira gopiyarodaney | Kela meladholippanuma ||
Baalakanaagi thanna roopadhali shri | Lola ladshumiyarasanuma || 8 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Voppadhindhali bandhu namma dheva | Ippe vanadholagippanuma ||
Sarpasharannaagi pogi | Thripurasamhaara maadidhanuma || 9 ||(Hari govindha govindha..)

Yalama yalama yalama namma dheva | Ballidha kalkyavathaaranuma ||
Ileya swarga paathaalakodeya | Cheluva shrihayavadhananuma || 10||(Hari govindha govindha..)

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