Tulasi: Either or Both? - Champaka

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Dear Sudhir,

As per Shiva Purana [RudraSamhita, Srishti Khanda]:

1. Chapter 11: Champaka (among others) is advised.

2. Chapter 14: Champaka (and Ketaki) is prohibited; Tulasi (among many others) is advised (shloka 36: ....all others except Champaka and Ketaki).

May be there is a chronology to it, not sure.

mysticalsense.

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.> > > > > sohamsa , "sudhir_panda_bbsr"> > > > > <sudhir_panda_bbsr@> wrote:> > > > > >> > > > > > Hello Sir,> > > > > >> > > > > > This is an interesting discussion. In a small village near> Puri,> > > where> > > > > I was born, people regularly offer Champaka to Shiva linga. Many> > > people> > > > > offer multiple of 108 Champakas when their wishes are fulfilled.> I> > > am> > > > > not sure about other places in India, but this practice is also> seen> > > in> > > > > several other parts of Odisha.> > > > > >> > > > > > I cannot exactly remember where (I think it was in Pune) but> once> > > a> > > > > pandit has asked me to offer Tulasi on Shiva linga during a> > > > > rudrabhiseka.> > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks and regards,> > > > > > Sudhir