How to make a Tulasi japa mala
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- Learn how to make your own Tulasī japa mala from the Tulasī plants at home! If you need seeds, please contact us.
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Hare Kṛṣṇa!
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
Today I want to show you how to make a Tulasī japa mala. “The japa mala is highly auspicious because it awards all perfection and freedom from the bondage of material existence.” [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.71]
The japamala that has one hundred and eight beads is considered perfect and complete. You can use different materials to make the japa mala: conch shells, silver, gold, lotus seeds, coral, jewels, pearls, and others. But the most pleasing to Kṛṣṇa is Tulasī.
For example, in the Agni Purana it says:
“One who chants on beads made of gold receives 100 times the merit than ordinary beads. Indraksa beads, award 1000 times the merit. Lotus seeds, award 10,000 times the merit.” [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.81]
“Chanting on a japamala of Tulasī beads fullfills all desires and awards all the results of all kinds of pious activities” [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.112]
In other words, the merit obtained is unlimited, because its Kṛṣṇa’s favorite.
Here I am holding a Tulasī plant that recently dried up. The Tulasī plant must be treated very respectfully, we can’t cut branches or kill the plant in order to make beads. It must be a natural process. It is recommended to have your own plants at home, and make your own beads. I wouldn’t trust commercial manufacturers who are driven by economic pressure.
With a saw, you have to cut pieces of wood of equal length and width. Keep them in the same order so that they are already arranged at the time of stringing.
The Tulasī plant naturally has a soft core. With the help of a hand drill or a pin vise, make a hole in the bead.
The ideal is to make the beads perfectly round. [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.26] I’ve had good success by using a grinding stone.
You will need one hundred and eight beads, plus the central bead, also known as Sumeru.
Afterwards, prepare nine strands of string and carefully braid them in groups of three. [text 88] The length of this string should be three times the length of the beads, so that you have enough string for the mala.
Once you have all your beads and string ready, arranged in descending order, you can start to string them. The beads should be strung in order arranged from biggest to smallest. [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.92-96] As you string them, the beads should be joined mouth to mouth and not mouth to root. [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.87]
Here’s an example of how you can pass the string through the bead using a smaller guiding line. A knot should be made between each bead, so that the beads will not touch one another. [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.88]
After making knots in the string between each two beads, string the extra bead at the top, which is called Sumeru. [90] For the center Sumeru bead, there is a decoration which is made by wrapping string on your fingers, cut it on one end like you see here. Make a knot at the bottom part, and attach a string so that you can tie it to the mala.
Finish your japa mala, by adding the Sumeru bead decoration.
If possible, wash the mala with the 5 products from the cow, sandalwood powder, sandalwood pulp while reciting the proper mantras. [Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 17.101]
Here’s the final result.
When your beads are ready, its time to offer them to Kṛṣṇa. Then, afterwards accept the prasadam to joyfully engage in the chanting of the greatest mantra:
Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare
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Hare Kṛṣṇa!
So precious!! Thank you!! Hare Krishna!!
Jai shree radhe krishn meera krishn sita ram🙏🙏
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
Wow, straight from scratch! Haribol!
Hare krishan... Hare rama...
Thank you for sharing 🙏
Hare Krishna 🙏
wow...
beautiful👏
will try to make :)
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna and thank you.
Jai Sree Krishna 🙏🙏
Beautiful mala! I want to make one with all the bark still intact! =)
Bark should be removed.
Thank you ---hare Krishna ---you are doing a great service --jai Hare Krishna,all glories to Srila Prabhupada and his sincere followers ---nice
Hare Krishna🙏 so beautifully explained, thank you 😇
I got my mind cleared from turbid state.HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA.
Hare krishna 🙏🙏🙏
wow --how to make a tulsi mala ----,interesting ,i was waiting to see how they are strung together ,perhaps next follow up
Hare krishna.....very nice video ..haribol
Hare Krishna!!!
Another nicely presented video with useful practical instructions for Kṛṣṇa bhaktas.
A few questions: What are Indraksa beads? How did you use a grinding stone? What does "sumeru" mean? What does it mean to join beads "mouth to mouth'? Why 108 beads?
Thanks!
Murālidhāra das
+The Vedic Way I believe the seeds of the tree Rudraksha or Elaeocarpus Ganitrus are used for these prayer beads. It is a tree found growing in great numbers from Manila, Philippines, through Myanmar to the whole of North-East India, Bangladesh, Eastern Nepal and Bhutan. It is tropical in nature and requires growing temperatures of around 25-30º C - which is why it is only found in certain parts of Nepal.
Hare krishna
Hare Krsna. Very good prabhu. Success for you. Do you have anymore vídeos learning to do Tulasi Japa? Thank you. My reverences. Nrsimhadeva always protect you. Good night.
Hare Kṛṣṇa! :) That's the only one so far. What is missing?
Very valuable message said by you.
Thanks for great explanation. 🙏
You install a TIRUPATI Balaji idol or photo in ur Pooja room...it is very spiritual and auspicious...the TIRUPATI mahatmiam tells Lord wants to be in form of venkateshwara in kaliyugam..as a friend I mean it... But it's ur wish...
Om namo venkatesaya
Om namo narayanaya
Hari sarvottama, vayu jivottama.
Hare krishna.
Hare Krishna...thanks
Jay Radhey........ Glories to Vaktavrindas.....The video is just a stupendous feed for aspirants like me who dreams to have my own japa mala prepared at home. May Radha Radhanath bestow all glories upon you!!!! May I please know where from I can procure the drilling machine for making holes in the Tulasi beads? It shall be very helpful to me if I can get the specification of the same. Jay Mahapravu............Hoping for your kind reply............
Aniruddha Sen are you from durban south africa ?
Thank u for sharing.. Hare Krishna 🙏
hare krishna thanks
WHAT U MEAN BY arranging tulsi mouth to mouth and root to root and how to make it simple to arrange
also what drill machine u r using
thanks a lot to share very nice
namaste...where is the video of you singing Hare Krisha, where you play the drums, sing and play the flute, with 3 images of you sitting doing kirtan? i really enjoyed the sing and video.
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Hare Krishna...sir can you please show how to make dhoti of brass statute of krishna..plz...हरे कृष्णा।
I am wondering how long to grow a bush that is about the same size as the one in the video. Were you able to make all the beads with this plant? Tips for growing the plant? Thank you
Good soil is the answer. Best soil is 100% cow dung soil. With one good sized plant, yes, you can do one japa mala.
Takes about a year or two. Hare Kṛṣṇa! :)
हरि ॐ हरि हरि verry verry thankyou
Haribol! Does anyone know to to make the tulsi beads black? YS 🙏
Can u tell me the instrument name which are used to cut the tulsi plant. Can clearly tell me where I fit the Sumeru in a mala.
I live in New York and want to grow and make my mala. If I plant Tulsi in spring here, will she dry up in winter because of cold? Am I then allowed to make mala? I dont understand how Tulsi can dry up if being watered nd taken care of? Also, can I grow Shyama(Krishna) Tulsi? I am very attracted to the dark purpleish color ask it is said to represent the dark color of Krishna himself! 🙏🏾 Looking for answers if anyone can help. Hari!!
Hare Kṛṣṇa! Yes, if you want her to live longer you'd have to bring indoors, or a greenhouse. Krsna's favorite is the green Tulasī, according to Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa.
Jai Shri Ram, Lumi were you able to grow tulasi ji at your place
hare krisna...sir your information is very nice and useful..but suggestu that please make option for hindi translator also ...sothat rest people of india who dont know english properly...they can have this useful information........
hare krishna hare rama...
Hare Krishna prabhu,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I have watched this video a few time now and am thankful that you posted, seems as though it is the only one with scriptural references. I am attempting to put a japa mala together and have a few questions that I am hoping you can help me with, I would be deeply grateful if you could. First is, what type of string did you use to braid? Just normal sewing thread? Next is: how far from the edge of the string should the first bead be strung, and could you elaborate a little more on stringing them “mouth to mouth”? Then for the Sumeru bead did you pull both ends of the sting through it to tie on top? How did it go on and and how much string should be left in order to fit it properly?
I was also thinking to season the beads to strengthen them. Should that be done before or after bathing them in the 5 cow products? If you think this is an ok idea, do you have any recommendations for seasoning them?
I hope this isn’t too much, thank you for considering.
Hoping you are well and happy in all respects.
Your servant,
Bhakta Pat.
Hare Kṛṣṇa! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
1) Cotton string a couple of times, except they break every six months of chanting. Then I had to switch to nylon string, as long as its Tulasī, I think that's the most important.
2) The mouth to mouth is a reference from the scripture, I understand it as the bead pointing towards the root, and towards the sky, flipping them upside down every alternate bead.
3) Yes, I measure the beads together, and then 2.5 times that, should be the length of the string before braiding.
4) I have used mine for 4 years, and only one broke, also by simply chanting, they develop a natural shine. So I wouldn't be worried about seasoning.
Thank you for your questions. Hari bol! Hare Kṛṣṇa!
@@TheVedicWayChannel Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I really appreciate you taking the time to help. I have one more question I’m hoping you can answer.
When cutting the beads, do you only use the main trunk or can the side branches also be used? If you can use the branches, is there a certain way they should be strung into the mala?
@@patrickknight2921 Hare Kṛṣṇa! :) Yes, they can be used, so long they are not too small. I follow the same ordering pattern as the main trunk.
@@TheVedicWayChannel Jai! Thank you for the quick response, all glories to your service! 🙏🏽
@@TheVedicWayChannel Hare Krishna prabhu, dandavats pranams. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
I have one more question since I have started making the mala. I’ve measured out the beads after trimming Tulasi Devi some and it doesn’t look like I will be able to produce 108 beads from the single plant. Is it alright to use more than one Tulasi tree on a single mala?
Hare Krishna.
Your servant,
Bhakta Pat.
Please tell me how to make chirmi seed mala...?
Please post that type of video
I love it
can u tell me what is mouth to mouth not mouth to route?
What about the Rudraksha japa mala??
you had said that they needed to be strung from large to small, but can you use beads from two tree trunks and still arrange large to small, head to root? what does head to root mean?
+The Vedic Way thanks for the clarification. sorry, don't know Sanskrit. I kind of rely on srila prabhupada's purports. also, quick question about your vastu and murali rama houses, they are very fascinating, but do you know if they are adaptable to modern US code?
+coolshava thanks and Haribol!
+The Vedic Way Appreciate the response. I'm studying drafting and architecture in high school, so this seems like a great Krishna conscious way to involve myself. I might look into it more. any vastu resources you'd recommend?
Thanks. The manusyalayacandrika looks very informative and sounds harder to pronounce than some Brahma samhita slokas :) Just a few more questions, prabhu, thanks for bearing with me. The vastu catasala is the one in the vastu course, right? And which 3d modeling program do you use? Is it revit? Are you personally an architect or engineer?
do you sell those as well ?
Unfortunately we don't have enough wood, its best to start from one's own plants.
sir i want to buy this..
i want the mala pls help any store
did you get it
Gr8 going bro
Name of music track?
We makes gud nd pure qualities tulsi jup mala
Yes of course I know the Sanskrit .
All spellings are wrong
*Tulsi
I really like the Woodprix plans.
WRONG MANTRA...
correct one is below:-
hare Rama hare Rama
Rama Rama hare hare
(then comes Krishna)
hare Krishna hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna hare hare
+The Vedic Way please use ur brain as well. let me show you how to use! Vedas is given by Shri Krishna. now some Guru transfers this to his pupil.
what's wrong in it?
Earlier gurus I mean the Rishis n munis were almost or more precise than God himself n there are several examples set. Modern time gurus are not so close due to westernization of Hindu culture. Hence the mantra has been taught reverse way.
Ofcourse I understand you people are exposed after us and I don't blame you for that. however I am a born Brahman (meaning I did good karma non stop for last 7 births) hence I am born in the highest order intellect among Hindus. we teach here the yantra, tantra n mantras much deeper than Shrila Prabhupada. I could easily identify this mantra is taught wrong. It can happen by a Guru as I gave the reason behind it. Whenever you learn anything you must cross check it. here in my place there is ISKON temple. we avoid going there because the mantra is wrong n we cannot imbibe it. We even guide them on right way but they say Shrila Prabhupada has taught. we say follow Krishna not any Guru. Finally, wrong mantras invite you no benefit and to your followers too. Now think what you did is worth or misleading?
+The Vedic Way so you consider wiki as standard whereas wiki did not give you that mantra. The source is from Bharat n Hindus not Wikipedia.
Entire Indian population recites Rama first n then Krishna. However I will cross check it soon.
+The Vedic Way ha ha ha...here a village , city or nation runs at exactly same rhythm when it comes to mantras. No one alters them be it any part. even for smallest word, there happens a in depth discussion n rectification & that gets promoted. however customs of prayer offering are different between every neighborhood which is allowed(10-15%) because customs depend finance of each person. its also sometimes seriously opposed. I can't explain you a age old culture over a chat.
+Praveen Kirsur for instance, all over this planet forget about entire nation, ask any Hindu who they worship at the first among all Gods?
Now this is passed even to new comer. so such is a sync. Any poor, rich, North Pole, South Pole , Black or white, working non working, all follow to worship Lord Ganesha first n everybody next. this is an example of sync among people here. even Vedas are taught in 100% sync among small n great saints here. All are brought under sync naturally and thru gurus.
Mantra cannot be reversed unless done by a stupid stubborn mind.
Shri Rama came first then came Shri Krishna.
DONT MISGUIDE PEOPLE N INVITE DISGRACE
+The Vedic Way that's the problem of westerners. you start considering men as God n their statements ultimate. I am a Brahman, just by glance we make out the flaws. Please don't advise me on this. Its best to follow what is in Vedas rather than modified version by any Guru because the ultimate Guru of all gurus is Lord Shri Krishna. kindly remake the video with the right version of the mantra.
+The Vedic Way I am also not saying Prabhupada was western but I have observed people in West are very literal when it's not needed.
In ISKCON we are initiated by the Brahma Madhava Gaurdiya Sampradaya which originated from the Supreme Lord Krsna who came as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and preached the divine mahamantra Himself, we haven't altered even a bit of it.. Srila Prabhupada is a Bonafide Guru and he preached nothing new.. Only Krsna Conciousness..
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