Yes, it was Tabish who had gone to the Valley of flowers akbhatt On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Probably Sibdas Babu would be able to enlighten us. About Joshimath I > will anxiously wait for a response. Sometime back there was a link to the > Valley of flowers with a beautiful travelogue, and link to pictures which > were uploaded on some site. May be he could. > Best wishes, > akbhatt > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 7:44 AM, Maitreyee Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi Anand ji, >> I saw one tree in the old Sankaracharya Math in Joshimath >> near Badrinath, which they considered as the Kalpabriksha and hundreds of >> years old(!). It was a very exclusive looking tree and belonged to neither >> of the trees mentioned by you. If anybody who visited that place can shed >> some light in this matter, I will be really grateful to him. There is >> another tree in the Kalighat temple ( I saw it in many other temples also >> like the famous Dakshineswar temple) in Kolkata which is also considered as >> the Kalpabriksha and so everyday thousands of devotees worship it. This is a >> big cactus like tree with thorns. For a very long time I was intrigued by >> the true identity of this mythological tree. So your discoveries are really >> interesting to me. Thank you for sharing them with us. >> With high regards, >> Maitreyee >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Sometime back there was some discussion on Kalpavriksha, the >>> mythological wish-giving tree. I had heard about a book named Plant >>> Myths and traditions in india by Ms Shakti Sinha. Luckily somebody told me >>> the name of the publisher and I could procure a copy. It is an interesting >>> collection of mythology and tribal folklore associated with so many trees. >>> Kalpavriksha has been variously associated with several trees according to >>> various puranas, and mythological stories. These trees are : >>> >>> 1. Parijata or Harshingar (Nyctannnthes arbor-tristis) >>> 2. Nyagarodha or Bargad….Banyan (Ficus Benghalensis) >>> 3. Kadamba (Neolamarckia cadamba). Or is it Kaim (Mitragyna >>> parviflora) which is claimed by many to be the real Krishna Kadamba >>> 4. Mandara …Indian Coral tree (Erythrina variegata) >>> >>> >>> >>> Both Parijata and Mandara came out of the churning of Ocean of Milk >>> (Kshirsagar) with Sumeru mountain as the churner, snake Vasuki as the rope, >>> and Vishnu as the pivot for the churner in his Kachchap (turtle) avatar. The >>> objective of the churn was to procure amrita, the drink of immorality. >>> >>> >>> >>> Parijata is the heavenly tree which symbolizes mind. One's desire is >>> fulfilled if asked for sitting in its shade according to the mythology. >>> >>> >>> >>> Mandara also came out of the churning. Both were planted in Nandan Kanan, >>> the garden of Indra. Parijata was taken away by Krishna for his wife >>> Satyabhama. Later Mandara was desired by Rukmini and Krishna took that away >>> as well. Mandara tree is also considered holy because of the trifoliate >>> leaves signifying the trinity of gods, that is Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. >>> Bilvaptra or Belpatra is also arranged thus, and so is Butea monosperma >>> (Palash). A famous saying in Hindi is 'dhaak ke teen paat'. However, mandara >>> and bilvapatra are offered to Shiva only. And so far as palash is concerned, >>> I do not find any mythology associaated with it, except that its wood can be >>> used to make vessels tol store pujan articles and is also used as >>> sacrificial fuel. Palash when in bloom is a lovely sight, and as it flowers >>> during the time of Holi, the festival of colours, water boiled and cooled >>> with palash flowers is used to throw colour at people. >>> >>> >>> >>> Ficus Benghaalensis or Nyagrodhais also known as desire fulfilling tree, >>> and is supposed to give to the worshipper food and drink, clothes and >>> ornaments, children and hold your breath, een beautiful maidens as well. >>> Wish I had known earlier! >>> >>> According to Bhagvad Purana kadamba is Kalpavriksha. Kadamba is >>> association of awine which was used to entertain Balram, the incarnation of >>> Sheshnaag. However, Kadamba does not exude any juice, but its floeers are >>> distilled to make a spirit. Kadambari is another name for wine. The trinity >>> of exciting habits kadamb, kamini, kanchan, or sura, sundari, sangram (wine, >>> woman and war) is the material for many a mythological story. >>> >>> Parijata, Palash and Mandara are not preferred as garden plants mainly >>> because the trees are nothing much to look at. Banyan is a fine tree but can >>> be used only in large parks. Kadamba of course is a graceful tree, but it >>> likes humid and cool weather. Although now it has ben acclimatised all over >>> the country. >>> Sorry if it was boring and didactic. >>> akbhatt >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Anand Kumar Bhatt >>> A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road >>> Gwalior. 474 005. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. 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