Here is my list of the 21 patris used in Ganesh puja. As Satish ji
mentioned there are variations not only in the sanskrit names of the
plants but also in the identification of the plants based on the
sanskrit names. However, all the plants are medicinally very
important.
1. Machi - Artemisia nilagirica, Asteraceae
2. Bhruhati - Solanum indicum, Solanaceae
3. Bilva - Aegle marmelos, Rutaceae
4. Durvayugma - Cyanodon dactylon, Poaceae
5. Dhatura - Datura metel/ D. stromonium, Solanaceae
6. Badari - Ziziphus mauritiana, Rhamnaceae
7. Apamarga - Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthaceae
8. Tulasi - Ocimum tenuiflorum, Lamiaceae
9. Vishnu kranta - Evolvulus alsinoides, Convolvulaceae
10. Dadima - Punica granatum, Punicaceae
11. Devadaru - Cedrus deodara, Pinaceae (Gymnosperm)
12. Maruvam /Marva - Origanum majorana/ O.vulgare, Lamiaceae
13. Sindhuvara - Vitex negundo, Verbenaceae
14 Jaji/Jati - Jasminum auriculatum, Oleaceae; some identify it as
Myristica fragrans (Jai), Myristicaceae
15. Shami - Prosopis cineraria, Mimosaceae
16. Ashwadha/ashvattha - Ficus religiosa, Moraceae
17. Arjuna - Terminalia arjuna, Combretaceae
18. Arka - Calotropis procera, Asclepiadaceae
19. Choota - Mangifera indica, Anacardiaceae
20. Karaveera - Nerium oleander/ Thevetia peruviana, Apocynaceae
21. Gandaki - Sterculia urens, Sterculiaceae
Four more names were added to the list in Bhavishya purana -
Bringaraja - Eclipta alba, Asteraceae
Malati/madhavilata - Hiptage benghalensis, Malpighiaceae
Ketaki - Pandanus oderatissimus, Pandanaceae and
Agasthya - Sesbania grandiflora, Papilionaceae
What puzzled me is the inclusion of a gymnosperm - devadaru (Cedrus)
in the list which is not easily available. But a search in the
internet yielded this information :
Forests full of Devadaru trees were the favorite abode or living place
of ancient Indian sages and their families who were devoted to Hindu
god Shiva. To please Lord Shiva, the sages used to perform very
difficult tapasya (meditation) in deodar forests. There is regular
mention of Darukavana, meaning a forest of deodars, as a sacred place
in the ancient Hindu epics and Shaivite texts.
Regards,
Chitralekha
On Jul 16, 6:44 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nice Information Satish Ji
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> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Excellent compilation.
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> > On Jul 16, 2:58 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Recently *Celastrus paniculatus* (Jyotishmati) was mentioned by somebody
> > as
> > > one of the Patri's offered to Lord Ganesha. Somehow this plant doesn't
> > > figure in the list provided below. Of course there are variations in the
> > > literature.
> > > Dr Phadke
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> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: satish phadke <[email protected]>
> > > Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 7:50 PM
> > > Subject: Patri's for Lord Ganesha
> > > To: [email protected]
>
> > > Just a compilation of information.Various leaves or Patri's are offered
> > to
> > > Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Festival.It was a tradition to know and
> > > remember these plants during the festival since ancient times.One should
> > not
> > > rob or destroy these plants as it happens today.Many alternatives are
> > also
> > > sold mimicking the originals.
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> > > Patri's offered to Lord Ganesha
> > > CommonName
> > > (Marathi/Sanskrit) Alt.Name Botanical Name Family 1 Arjun Arjunsadada
> > > Terminalia
> > > arjuna Combretaceae 2 Agast Hadga Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae 3
> > Aghada
> > > Apamarg Achyranthus aspera Amaranthaceae 4 Bel Sriphal Aegle marmelos
> > > Rutaceae 5 Bor Badari Zizyphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae 6 Devdar Devdaru
> > Cedrus
> > > deodorata Zingiberaceae 7 Durva Harali Cynodon Dactylon Poaceae 8
> > Dalimb
> > > Dadim Punica granatum Lythraceae 9 Dhotra Dhatura Datura Stramonium
> > > Solanaceae 10 Dorli Ranwang Solanum Indicum Solanaceae 11
> > Jai/Jati/Jatika
> > > Jasmine Jasminum Auriculatum Oleaceae 12 Kanher Karweer Nerium indicum
> > > Apocyanaceae 13 Kewda Ketki Pandanus odoratimus Pandanaceae 14 Maka
> > > Bhrungraj Eclipta erecta(prostrata) Asteraceae 15 Marwa Maarwa Origanum
> > > majorana Lamiaceae 16 Mogra Mallika Jasminum sambac Oleaceae 17 Pimpal
> > > Ashvattha Ficus religiosum Moraceae 18 Rui Ark Calotropis procera
> > > Aesclepiadaceae 19 Shami Khejdi Prosopis speciosa Mimosaceae 20 Tulas
> > > Vaijayanti Osimum sanctum Lamiaceae 21 Vishnukrant Vishnukranta
> > Evolvulus
> > > alsinoides Convolvulaceae
> > > Some other books have mentioned other plants also in this list such as
> > > Mango(Amba), Tadpatra, Kadamb, Brahmi, Malati (Hiptage madablota
> > > ),Gokarna (Clitorea
> > > ternatea), Palas (Butea).
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> > > Satish Phadke
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Dr Balkar Singh
> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
> Arya P G College, Panipat
> Haryana-132103
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