Ushadi, there are several photographs of the real Himalayan Brahmakamal in the flickr link. Max are on page 4: 21,27,30,33,35,39,41,42,44,47,49,51,53,56,58. Pictures which stand out are 56,58 on page 4 and 22,32 on page 5. Thanks for the wealth of information you all have given. I dont think such info you can get anywhere else in the country at one place. Hats off to you all.
Best wishes, ak On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Pankaj Kumar ji: > > I do not know of that particular shloka that you have mentioned... I > am sure its in some "newer" tantras or mantra books... > > But I do remember a lecture fragment from 2000 by Professor Dr. > Mayaram Uniyal and from my class notes from one of his lectures I give > you this... Brahmakamal in Sanskrit shloka: This the last part of > verse 30 in 2nd khanda or Uttar khnada of Meghdoot where Mahakavi > Kalidas writes > ” साभ्रेऽह्नीव स्थलकमलिनीं न प्रबुद्वां न सुप्ताम् ॥३०॥“ meaning “like > Landlotuses on an overcast day, neither open nor closed…. The lovelorn > Yaksha is talking of his wife’s tear laden eyes…. > and while I researched the original sanskrit text I found this on the > internet today ...full Sanskrit text of this sloka... > पादानिन्दोरमृतशिशिरान् जालमार्गप्रविष्टान् पूर्वप्रीत्या गतमभिमुखं > संनिवृत्तं तथैव । > चक्षु: खेदात् सलिलगुरुभि: पक्ष्मभिश्छादयन्तीं > साभ्रेऽह्नीव स्थलकमलिनीं न प्रबुद्वां न सुप्ताम् ॥३०॥ > at this url: http://litgloss.buffalo.edu/kalidas/text2.shtml on > 4/8/2011 8:40:59 PM.... > > Dr. Uniyal is very knowledgeable and helpful kinda guy... he lives in > Rohini Delhi, the last time I saw him in 2001... > its in your neck of the woods, you can perhaps track him down... > Hope it helps, and if you use this in your write up I would hope that > you would credit Dr. Uniyal for leading you to it...and Mahakavi > Kalidas for writing it. > > Thanks. > Usha di (Usha Desai MD) > > > > On Apr 8, 3:39 am, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There is a slok in sanskrit which says, offering a single brahmakamal > > to god is equivalent to offering 1000 flowers. I am eagerly waiting > > for someone to share this slok as it is planned to be a part of one of > > our articles on this plant. This is referred to Saussurea obvallata > > which is highly fragrant. You can smell it from a distance. Even the > > leaves have smell and it is found on higher altitudes. > > These pictures were taken on the other side of Hemkunt lake (which is > > a forbidden zone for tourists). In the third pic on the backgroun id > > the lake and the famous Sikh pilgrim place called Hemkunt Sahib. > > In the link provided by Bhatt sir, there is infact one Saussurea > > obvallata rest are cactus, Epiphyllum oxypetalum. > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > Slide101.JPG > > 1187KViewDownload > > > > Slide102.JPG > > 726KViewDownload > > > > Slide103.JPG > > 598KViewDownload > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A NEW BLOG has been ADDED ON 15 March 2011.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/>(NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON 11 March 2011.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers!
