पुन्नागनागबकुलाम्बुजपारिजाताः ।
गन्धेऽर्चिते तुलसिकाभरणेन तस्या
यस्मिंस्तपः सुमनसो बहु मानयन्ति ॥१९॥
mandÄra-kunda-kurabotpala-campakÄrṇa-
punnÄga-nÄga-bakulÄmbuja-pÄrijÄtÄḥ
gandhe 'rcite tulasikÄbharaṇena tasyÄ
yasmiá¹s tapaḥ sumanaso bahu mÄnayanti
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mandÄra - mandÄra; kunda - kunda; kuraba - kuraba; utpala - utpala; campaka - campaka; arṇa - arṇa flower; punnÄga - punnÄga; nÄga - nÄgakeÅ›ara; bakula - bakula; ambuja - lily; pÄrijÄtÄḥ - pÄrijÄta; gandhe - fragrance; arcite - being worshiped; tulasikÄ - tulasi; Äbharaṇena - with a garland; tasyÄḥ - of her; yasmin - in which Vaikuṇá¹ha; tapaḥ - austerity; su-manasaḥ - good minded, Vaikuṇá¹ha minded; bahu - very much; mÄnayanti - glorify.
Although flowering plants like the mandÄra, kunda, kurabaka, utpala, campaka, arṇa, punnÄga, nÄgakeÅ›ara, bakula, lily and pÄrijÄta are full of transcendental fragrance, they are still conscious of the austerities performed by tulasÄ«, for tulasÄ« is given special preference by the Lord, who garlands Himself with tulasÄ« leaves.
The importance of tulasÄ« leaves is very clearly mentioned here. TulasÄ« plants and their leaves are very important in devotional service. Devotees are recommended to water the tulasÄ« tree every day and collect the leaves to worship the Lord. One time an atheistic svÄmÄ« remarked, “What is the use of watering the tulasÄ« plant? It is better to water eggplant. By watering the eggplant one can get some fruits, but what is the use of watering the tulasÄ«?†These foolish creatures, unacquainted with devotional service, sometimes play havoc with the education of people in general.
The most important thing about the spiritual world is that there is no envy among the devotees there. This is true even among the flowers, which are all conscious of the greatness of tulasÄ«. In the Vaikuṇá¹ha world entered by the four KumÄras, even the birds and flowers are conscious of service to the Lord.
