Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 shrIH > 28. divyabhuuShaNasa.ndohara.njitaayai namo namaH > > Salutations to Her, who is adorned with a multitude of > divine ornaments. 29. paarijAtaguNaadhikyapadaabjaayai namo namaH Salutations to Her, whose lotus feet's qualities are superior even to the(good qualities of)pArijAta flowers. Dictionary-pArijAta- the coral tree , Erythrina Indica (losing its leaves in June and then covered with large crimson flowers). corrections/comments welcome. rgds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 , "Satish" <satisharigela> wrote: > shrIH > > 29. paarijAtaguNaadhikyapadaabjaayai namo namaH > > Salutations to Her, whose lotus feet's qualities are > > superior even to the(good qualities of)pArijAta flowers. paarijaata guNa - 'Qualities of a parijaata flower', Qualities like tenderness and color can be compared to the worldly paarijaata flower (coral jasmine). There is a mythical paarijaata found in the deva loka. It is a wish granting flower, similar to kalpaka vR^ikSha or kaamadhenu. It is suppose to have emerged when devas and asuras churned the milky ocean. In the Bhagavata mahapurana , Shuka says, tato.abhavatpArijAtaH suralokavibhUShaNam pUrayatyarthino yo.arthaiH shashvadbhuvi yathA bhavAn (08.08.007) 'Then came the parijata, that decorates the celestial planets. O King, as you fulfill the desires of everyone on this planet, the parijata fulfills the desires of everyone (in the Deva loka).' Paarijaata flower grants what ever one wishes, both good and evil. With the way normal human being tendencies swing, it might not be that good a possession. There is a lotus flower that excels the wish granting qualities of paarijaata. It only fulfils the noble desires of the person possessing it and makes them seek noble things alone. That lotus is Lalita's padaabjam. paarijAtaguNaadhikyapadaabjaayai namo namaH pArijAte.a~njasA labdhe sAra~Ngo.anyanna sevate tvada~NghrimUlamAsAdya sAkShAtkiM kiM vR^iNImahi Once a bee approaches the celestial parijaata tree, it does not seek another shelter. Similarly, when we have approached Your lotus feet and taken shelter of them, what further benediction may we ask of You? Aravind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 Shrih Aravind, It is very uplifting to read the kalyana guns of sree Lalithambikal. Sree Lalthambika is indeed the 'kalpa-vriksha' or the wish-fulfilling tree. I really liked the 2nd sloka very much. is Parijaata tree same as 'pavazhamalli' - when i was in delhi, my father had a tree in his garden called 'Raat ki Rani' ( or night queen ) - ths flowers on thhis tree were almost like jasmine (white) and with a great fragrance... but they bloomed only at night... but the oral jasmine you describe seem to be more like the 'gulmohar' tree whose flowers are coral red on a green stalk and fragrant as well? and is 'parijaata' the same tree which was the bone of contention between Rukmani and Satyabhama , the consorts of Lord Krishna? Shrih aravind, in the second sloka, you state that once we have taken shelter at the lotus feet (pada-aravindam, charanambujan or oada=kamalam) of Sree lalithambika, we do not need any other benediction? Shri Muthuswmy dikshitir highlights this truth nicely in one of his navarana krithis... on Kamalambikal... THE SONG PALLAVI SRI KAMALA AMBIKAYA - KADAKSHI THOHAM SACHIDANANDHA PARIPOORNA BRAMASMI ...... Moderator's Note: The entire kriti and its meaning can be found below http://www.dikshitar.net/Third.html > Paarijaata flower grants what ever one wishes, both good and evil. > With the way normal human being tendencies swing, it might not be > that good a possession. > > There is a lotus flower that excels the wish granting qualities of > paarijaata. It only fulfils the noble desires of the person > possessing it and makes them seek noble things alone. That lotus is > Lalita's padaabjam. > > paarijAtaguNaadhikyapadaabjaayai namo namaH > > pArijAte.a~njasA labdhe sAra~Ngo.anyanna sevate > tvada~NghrimUlamAsAdya sAkShAtkiM kiM vR^iNImahi > > Once a bee approaches the celestial parijaata tree, it does not seek > another shelter. Similarly, when we have approached Your lotus feet > and taken shelter of them, what further benediction may we ask of > You? > > > Aravind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 respected members, please forgive the 'typos' .... i have 'cataract' in both eyes... i typed guns instead of gunas... i typed oral instead of coral i typed charanambujan instead of charanambujam i typed oada= kamalam instead of pada kamalam please forgive me. in this kriti, dikishitir says charanagati at ambaal's feet takes away all the sorrows of the devotee. hari aum! , "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> wrote: > Shrih Aravind, > > It is very uplifting to read the kalyana guns of sree Lalithambikal. > Sree Lalthambika is indeed the 'kalpa-vriksha' or the wish- fulfilling > tree. I really liked the 2nd sloka very much. > > is Parijaata tree same as 'pavazhamalli' - when i was in delhi, my > father had a tree in his garden called 'Raat ki Rani' ( or night > queen ) - ths flowers on thhis tree were almost like jasmine (white) > and with a great fragrance... but they bloomed only at night... but > the oral jasmine you describe seem to be more like the 'gulmohar' > tree whose flowers are coral red on a green stalk and fragrant as > well? and is 'parijaata' the same tree which was the bone of > contention between Rukmani and Satyabhama , the consorts of Lord > Krishna? > > Shrih aravind, > > in the second sloka, you state that once we have taken shelter at the > lotus feet (pada-aravindam, charanambujan or oada=kamalam) of Sree > lalithambika, we do not need any other benediction? > > Shri Muthuswmy dikshitir highlights this truth nicely in one of his > navarana krithis... on Kamalambikal... > > THE SONG > > > PALLAVI > > SRI KAMALA AMBIKAYA - KADAKSHI THOHAM > SACHIDANANDHA PARIPOORNA BRAMASMI ...... > > -- ---------- > Moderator's Note: The entire kriti and its meaning can be found below > > http://www.dikshitar.net/Third.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 , "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> wrote: > is Parijaata tree same as 'pavazhamalli' - when i was in delhi, my > father had a tree in his garden called 'Raat ki Rani' ( or night > queen ) - ths flowers on thhis tree were almost like jasmine (white) Satish mentioned 'Erythrina indica' as Paarijaata in his initial post. Google gave me ' Nyctanthes arbortristis' as Paarijaata. I think what we call as paarijaata ('Pavazamalli' in tamil) is what 'Nyctanthes arbortristis' is. 'Erythrina indica' is Mandaara vR^iksha, which is also another fragrant flower tree. http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/fris1242.html http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198500665.html Aravind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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