Also, here in Bengal, we also offer Durva ghas... some people even make them up to look like durva in silver as permanent offering
Usha di === On Jul 16, 10:41 pm, prasanna gogate <[email protected]> wrote: > dear all > celastrus panicualatus is an excellent brain tonic. Lord Ganesh is god of > VIDYA therefore in our region fruits are hanging over the head of ganesha. > oil of this species is the best brain tonic in Ayurveda. I think this is > excellent traditional method for plant conservation. thank you > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Chitralekha > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Excellent compilation. > > > > > 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 > > > > > > ---------- 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. > > > > > > 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). > > > > > > Satish Phadke > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > > Haryana-132103 > > > 09416262964- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > regards, > PRASANNA PADMAKAR GOGATE > sr.Msc(forestry) > Dr.BSKKV,DAPOLI > > C/O SUHAS GOVILKAR > AT-GIMHAVANE > PO/TAL-DAPOLI > DIS-RATNAGIRI > STATE-MAHARASHTRA > PIN-415712 > PHONE-09420308062 > 09637550202
