देवी भागवत पुराणआ तुलुन्सीखौ धोननि देवी आरो विष्णुनि गाहाय बिसि लक्ष्मीनि सिन महरै मानिनाय जायो।
The Devi Bhagavata Purana regards Tulasi as a manifestation of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and principal consort of Vishnu.