namo namaḥ tulasī kṛṣṇa-preyasi namo namaḥ
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(1) namo namaḥ tulasī kṛṣṇa-preyasi namo namaḥ rādhā-kṛṣṇa-sevā pābo ei abilāṣī (2) ye tomāra śaraṇa loy, tara vāñchā pūrṇa hoy kṛpā kori' koro tāre vṛndāvana-vāsi (3) mora ei abhilāṣa, vilāsa kuñje dio vāsa nayana heribo sadā yugala-rūpa-rāśi (4) ei nivedana dhara, sakhīra anugata koro sevā-adhikāra diye koro nīja dāsī (5) dīna kṛṣṇa-dāse koy, ei yena mora hoy śrī-rādhā-govinda-preme sadā yena bhāsi (6) yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahma-hatyādikāni ca tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇaḥ pade pade
Translation
(1) namo namaḥ — bowing again and again; tulasī — O Tulasī!; kṛṣṇapreyasī — O beloved of Kṛṣṇa!; namo namaḥ — repeated obeisances; rādhākṛṣṇa-sevā — the service of Srī Srī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; pābo — I will obtain; ei — this; abhilāṣī — I am desirous. (2) ye — whoever; tomāra — your; śaraṇa loy — takes shelter; tāra — his; vāñchā — desires; pūrṇa hoy — are fulfilled; kṛpā koriyā — being merciful; koro — you make; tāre — him; vṛndāvana-vāsī — a resident of Vṛndāvana. (3) mora — my; ei — this; abhilāṣ — desire; vilās kuñje — in the pleasure-groves; dio — please give; vās — a residence; nayane — with my eyes; heribo — I will behold; sadā — always; yugala-rūpa-rāśī — the waves of the Divine Couple's beauty. (4) ei nivedana — this request; dharo — please keep; sakhīra — of one of the cowherd damsels; anugata koro — make me a follower; sevā-adhikāra — the privilege of devotional service; diye — bestowing; koro — please make; nija dāsī — your own maidservant. (5) dīna kṛṣṇa-dāse — Dīna Duhkhi Kṛṣṇadāsa; koy — prays; ei — this; yena — just like; mora hoy — is mine; śrīrādhā-govinda-preme — in the ecstatic love for Srī Rādhā and Govinda; sadā — always; yena — just like; bhāsi — swimming. (6) yāni kāni — whatever; ca — and; pāpāni — sins; brahma-hatya — killing of a brāhmaṇa; ādikāni — and so on; ca — also; tāni tāni — all of them; praṇaśyanti — are destroyed; pradakṣiṇaḥ — (by) the circumambulation (of Tulasī Devī); pade pade — at every step
Meaning
(1) O Tulasi, beloved of Krishna, I bow down before you again and again. My desire is to obtain the service of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.
(2) Whoever takes shelter of you has his wishes fulfilled. Bestowing your mercy upon him, you make him a resident of Vrindavana.
(3) My desire is that you will also grant me a residence in the pleasure groves of Sri Vrindavana-dhama. Thus within my vision I will always behold the beautiful pastimes of Radha and Krishna.
(4) I beg you to make me a follower of the cowherd damsels of Vraja. Please give me the privilege of devotional service and make me your own maidservant.
(5) This very fallen and lowly servant of Krishna prays, “May I always swim in the love of Sri Sri Radha and Govinda.”
(6) Those circumambulates Srimati Tulasi Devi step by step destroys all the sins that one may have committed, even the sin of killing a brahmana.