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Śrī Tulasī Praṇāma (vṛndāyai tulasī-devyai)

ŚRĪ-TULASĪ-PRAṆĀMA
vṛndāyai tulasī-devyai priyāyai keśavasya ca
kṛṣṇa-bhakti-prade devī satyavatyai namo namaḥ
vṛndāyai—unto Vṛndā; tulasī-devyai—unto Tulasī-devī; priyāyai—who is dear; keśavasya—to Lord Keśava; ca—and; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; prade—who bestows; devi—Ogoddess; satya-vatyai—unto Satyavatī; namaḥ namaḥ—repeated obeisances.
"I offer my repeated obeisances unto Vṛndā, Śrīmatī Tulasī-devī, who is very dear to Lord Keśava.
O goddess, you bestow devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, and you possess the highest truth."
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