Which Tulsi Is Best For Home Rama And Shyama
Which Tulsi is best for home as per vastu. Know is Krishna Tulsi good for home or can we keep two Tulsi plant at home. Know which day to plant Tulsi at home and Tulsi plant vastu direction for maximum benefits.
Where to keep tulsi plant at home as per vastu?
Tulsi (Basil) is the most sacred plant that every house must have. You can plant Tulsi in North, North-east or East direction.
Tulsi or Vrinda or Indian Basil is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. It is regarded as the goddess Tulsi, as an avatar of Lakshmi and thus the consort of the god Vishnu. It is also called Vrinda and she is married King Jalandhara.
Othr names of Tulsi in various Hindu vedas and texts are, Vaishnavi (“belonging to Vishnu”), Vishnu Vallabha (“beloved of Vishnu”), Haripriya (“beloved of Vishnu”).
Which tulsi is best for home rama and shyama?
The Tulsi with green leaves is called Shri-Tulsi (“fortunate Tulsi” and synonym for Lakshmi) or Rama-Tulsi (“bright Tulsi”); Lord Rama (Lord Ram) is also one of the principal avatars of Lord Vishnu.
The Tulsi with dark green or purple leaves and purple stem is called Shyama-Tulsi (“dark Tulsi”) or Krishna-Tulsi (“dark Tulsi”); Krishna is also an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Shyama Tulsi is considered sacred to the devotees of Lord Krishna or Radha Rani. It is associated with Lord Krishna because its purple color is similar to Lord Krishna’s dark complexion.
You can keep either of these two varieties of Tulsi plant at home.
Which day to plant tulsi at home?
The plant of Tulsi should be planted on Thursday and Hindu Kartik Month is considered the best time to plant Tulsi. But, it can be planted any month, any week, on Thursday. It is also important to plant Tulsi in the middle of the house or in the courtyard. Never plant Tulsi inside the home (inside any room) or in a dirty place in the house.
Note that its leaves should be plucked only in the morning and it is believed that the leaves of Tulsi are not stale even after few days. It can be used in worship for several days and can be repeated and offered to the gods again.
NOTE: Every Sunday, on Ekadashi Tithi, Surya Grahan (solar eclipse) and Chandra Grahan (lunar eclipse), water should not be offered to Tulsi. Also, after sunset, Tusli leaves should not be broken. Tusli be offered water on every day, except Sunday.
When the tulsi plant withers, the dry plant is immersed in a water body with due religious rites as is the custom for broken divine images, which are unworthy for worship.