मन्दारकुन्दकुरबोत्पलचम्पकार्ण- पुन्नागनागबकुलाम्बुजपारिजाता: । गन्धेऽर्चिते तुलसिकाभरणेन तस्या यस्मिंस्तप: सुमनसो बहु मानयन्ति ॥ १९ ॥
mandara-kunda-kurabotpala-campakarna- punnaga-naga-bakulambuja-parijatah gandhe ’rcite tulasikabharanena tasya yasmims tapah sumanaso bahu manayanti
- mandara
- mandara
- kunda
- kunda
- kuraba
- kuraba
- utpala
- utpala
- campaka
- campaka
- arna
- arna flower
- punnaga
- punnaga
- naga
- nagakesara
- bakula
- bakula
- ambuja
- lily
- parijatah
- parijata
- gandhe
- fragrance
- arcite
- being worshiped
- tulasika
- tulasi
- abharanena
- with a garland
- tasyah
- of her
- yasmin
- in which Vaikuntha
- tapah
- austerity
- su-manasah
- good minded, Vaikuntha minded
- bahu
- very much
- manayanti
- glorify.
Although flowering plants like the mandara, kunda, kurabaka, utpala, campaka, arna, punnaga, nagakesara, bakula, lily and parijata are full of transcendental fragrance, they are still conscious of the austerities performed by tulasi, for tulasi is given special preference by the Lord, who garlands Himself with tulasi leaves.