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70-04-07

Honolulu

My Dear Daughter Govinda Dasi,

Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 2nd April, 1970, and I am very …

I am so very glad to learn that Srimati Tulasi Devi has favored you so much. If you can actually …

Please take care of the Tulasi plants in the following way. This is the best season for growing Tulasi plants. …

Tulasi leaf is very, very dear to Visnu. All Visnu-tattva Deities require profusely Tulasi leaves. Lord Visnu likes garland of …

I am giving you herewith three mantras for Tulasi Devi as follows:

vrindaai tulasi devyai priyaai kesavasya ca visnubhaktiprade devi satyavatyai namo namah

This is offering obeisances, bowing down (pancanga pranam). And when collecting leaves from the plant, the following mantra should be …

tulasya mrta janmasi sada tvam kesavapriya kesavarthi cinomi tvam barada bhava sobhine

Then the mantra for circumambulating the Tulasi tree.

yani kani ca papani brahmahatya dikani ca tani tani pranasyanti pradaksinah pade pade

So there are three mantras, one for bowing down, one for circumambulating,* and one for collecting the leaves. The collecting …

Regarding your tape recorder which was lying with me, you will get it very soon back. It is now being …

Regarding installation of the Deities for which you are preparing, I wish to go there as soon as there are …

In the meantime, I am also inviting you, both husband and wife, to see how this Temple has become very …

Please offer my blessings to Gaurasundara and all boys and girls there, and I hope this will find you all …

Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

*3 times round the plant both morning and evening.