Yes I too remember paying with Paisa of Parijatak. Madhurijis story
reminds me of it.
Nalini
Am 19.08.2011 16:09, schrieb Madhuri Pejaver:
Dear Bhagashri ji
Nice story telling. We have added you in the group anyway.
Even I remembered the story first time when i saw the photo.
Now I will like to add the child play related to parijataka.
When we were kids we use to play the game of grocery shop. Here we use
to sale many things in which the seeds of plants, dal, flowers and
what not were included . And we use to deal with parijat seeds as
monney- Paisa. I tused yo be valued as 10 paisa. If papadi seeeds
available it use to be valued as 100 paisa or 1 rupee.
Gone is the childhood and the days.
Madhuri
--- On *Fri, 19/8/11, Madhuri Raut /<[email protected]>/* wrote:
From: Madhuri Raut <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:77592] VALMIKI : OBSERVER OF NATURE 39
To: "Balkar Arya" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Col Bimal Sarkar" <[email protected]>, "indiantreepix"
<[email protected]>
Date: Friday, 19 August, 2011, 11:08 AM
Respected Bimalji,
I had a big Parijatak tree (1st flower) at my mothers home giving
lots of flowers. Esp in Shravan many people used to come to gather
these flowers to offer to God for what is called 'Lakholi' meaning
offering One Lakh flowers. It used to give me great pleasure to
shake this tree to drop flowers and collect them in inverted
umbrellas for these people. Thanks for sharing this story behind
this lovely flower which I did not know.
There is also a mythological story about Parijatak which I would
like to share
During samudra manthan (churning of the ocean), the gods had
obtained Parijataka, the tree with divine fragrance. This tree was
planted in the garden of Indra, the king of gods. One day,
SageNarada went to this garden and collected some flowers that had
fallen from the treeand gave them to Rukmini, Krishna's wife.
Rukmini was very happy but when Satyabhama, another wife of
Krishna, smelled its fragrance, she asked Krishna to bring her the
tree. After defeating Indra, Krishna brought the tree on earth.
But a quarrel started between Rukmini and Satyabhama, as both of
them wanted the tree.
Krishna planted the tree in Satyabhama's courtyard in such a way
that its flowers fell in Rukmini's house and in this way both his
wives were happy.
Regards
Bhagyashri
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]
</mc/[email protected]>> wrote:
Dear Bimal ji
3rd pic is of Erythrina i think
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Col Bimal Sarkar
<[email protected]
</mc/[email protected]>> wrote:
Dear Friend,
Attaching the image of the 39th member
of the series.Valmiki mentioned Parijat in Ramaya.There
are two contenders for this tree as per the botanical
literature.
1.Nyctanthes arbortristis .Commonly known as Coral
Jasmine.This is Harsinghar in Hindi and Sephalika/Seoli in
Bangla.Legand says that in the earlier life this plant was
a beautiful girl and was in love with Sun God.As the Sun
did not notice this unilateral love the girl died.A plant
came up at that place.As Sun neglected her the flowers of
this plant fall on the ground before the Sun rises.
2.Erythrina variegata.Commonly known as Indian Coral
Tree.In Bangla it is Palita Mandar.It is known as Dadap in
Hindi.
Regards
Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
Mobile: 9434194942k
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
