Fwd: Patri's for Lord Ganesha

[Satish Phadke]

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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From: satish phadke <phadke...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 7:50 PM
Subject: Patri's for Lord Ganesha
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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

[Mahadeswara]

Excellent compilation.

On Jul 16, 2:58 pm, Satish Phadke <phadke.sat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Recently *Celastrus paniculatus* (Jyotishmati) was mentioned by somebody as

[Balkar Arya]

Nice Information Satish Ji

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Dr Balkar Singh
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[renee vyas vyas]

Thanks Satishji.....very valuable information.

 

Regards,

 

Renee

[Chitralekha]

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

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[prasanna gogate]

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

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[Ushadi micromini]

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
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On Jul 16, 10:41 pm, prasanna gogate <gogat...@gmail.com> 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
>