Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 From;www.trsiyengar.com > > > Dharbham is also known as Kusa (sharp) . Kusa grass > when it becomes dry is known as Dharbhai . > > It grows on brackish/salty water near river estuaries . > It is a special kind of tussock grass that commonly > grows in clumps . The dried Kusa grass has one or two or three or > four leaves .Each one has a specific role in Vaidhika and Temple > AarAdhana and other smaskArAs . Occasional ly you > will seepictures of BuddhA seated on Dharbha grass during > meditation . > > > Botanical people cite two different kinds of Kusa Grass : > Poa Cynosuroidas and Agrostis Linearis . > > PurANAs say that Kusa grass was formed , when the hairs on > the Koorma Avatar got loosened during the churning for amrutham > and washed away to the shores of milky ocean to form Kusa Grass > with the sanctity . > > It grows in almost all states of India and mostly in > river banks . It is colelcted on KrishNa Paksha Prathamai days > by PurOhithAs with a specific manthram . The second anuvaga of Krishna Yajurveda mentions the occult power/usage of Darbhai, its magnetic quality to bring down anything from anywhere.It is the main instrument with which the Pitrus can be invited to receive our offerings (Tarpanam). While chanting and reciting some Vedic phrases and versus, one needs to wear a ring made of Dharbham on his right hand ring finger. The count of leaves depends upon the function that is held viz.: for some functions related to death only Single leafed Dharbham is used; for Auspicious and daily routine a ring made of two leaves is used; for inauspicious but not death related functions, (i.e. Amavasya Tharppanam,Pithru Pooja etc) a three leaf Dharbham ring is used. And for the Temple Prayer and Pooja, a Four-leaf Dharbham ring is used. Also, when a fire ritual known as Agni Santana is performed, these Dharbham are spread all the four sides of the Agni Kundam. Also, during the Eclipse time, these Dharbham are used to cover all food items to protect them from the harmful ultra violet radiation. Whenever any function is held, firstly they perform a site-cleansing act known as “Sudhhi Punyaahavachanam”. While reciting the selective versus, they hold the Dharbham bunch in their hand and placing the tip point of it over the vessel containing water. Thus the recited vibration values are absorbed by water in the vessel through the Dharbham. They found that the Holy Grass known as Dharbham has the highest value in conducting the phonetic vibrations through its tip. Later, they sprinkle the Holy water at every nook and corner of the place, where the function is held. A Dharbham without the tip is considered of no value, as the conductor-type value is lost in it Apart from the above, Dharbham cannot be planted and grown everywhere. It only grows naturally at selective places and available almost in every state in India. Some learned scholars name it after Saint Vishwaamitra - hence Dharbham is known and called as Vishwaamitra. If it is kept for a longer time, say for more than six months, then it loses it value and the power of absorbing the radiation or magnetic path control values. Dharbham cannot just be plucked straight or cut on any day; There is a specific Slokha that is to be recited before cutting it; That too it can be cut only on the day next to Full Moon - known as Krishna Paksha Pradamai. A Dharbham without its tip portion is not to be used for making a Ring like item known as "Pavithram". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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