देवी भागवत पुराणआव तुलसीखौ धोनसमफथिनि मोदायजो आरो विष्णुनि गाहाइ बिसि लक्ष्मीनि मानसि महर हमनाय होननानै मानिनाय जायो।
The Devi Bhagavata Purana regards Tulasi as an manifestation of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and principal consort of Vishnu.