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Flowers & Spice Incense Parijata -
10 grams 12 pack, (Auromere)
When in bloom, the flowers of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis or Night jasmine can be found carpeting the ground beneath the tree with abundant small white and orange blossoms. Often gathered and strung into fragrant garlands for the hair or offered in the local temples, the spiritual significance of the Parijata flower is Aspiration.
The parijatak tree is known in Hindi as harsinghar and Bengali as shifali. It bears the botanical name of Nycathus arbortristis. It is a hardy large shrub or small tree sometimes reaching a height of 30 feet. Its bark is green is grey to greenish-white in color and a bit rough in texture. It has a thick branching structure with green oval-shaped leaves. Its 4 to 8 flower petals are arranged about a vibrant orange tube in a pinwheel pattern. These highly fragrant flowers open at night perfuming the surrounding area with an intensely sweet floral aroma. The morning following the night bloom, the flowers fall to the earth carpeting it with their fragile beauty. In the ancient times sages and seers noted each intesting quality of individual plants and in order to teach the people to closely observe their life cycles they created beautiful stories.
Cultural significance
In India the parijat tree is planted in the precincts of temples because of the sublime atmosphere created by the aroma of its flowers. I know the fragrance of parijatak is dear to my wife, Suzanne and I, as we use fo go for a walk about a small temple in the suburbs of Bombay every evening during the month of January. A number of parijatak trees were planted in the shrines vicinity as we would inhale the delicious odor of the last flowers of the season as we slowly strolled about the complex. The refreshing odor helped sustain the beautiful time we had just spent listening create a mood of peace and relaxation that allowed us to quietly digest the words of a great sage whose discourse we had just listened too. To this day the memory of that time is quickly awakened when we smell the fragrance of parijat.The flower itself conveys a very special message to those who know how to read its language. If one closely observes its delicate beauty one will observe that it has a vibrant orange center. This color is a symbol of fire in the Hindu tradition. Fire, in turn, is considered that power which purifies a persons heart and mind so that all desires for the world are consumed. leaving only a pure consciousness which directly communes with the Hidden Power within that has been and is called by many names. The white petals which surround the orange center symbolic of that pure consciousness. In the ancient times Buddhist monks and Hindu ascetics dyed their robes a rich fiery color to show that they had renounced the world. This dye was produced from the very same orange centers of the parijat. When the flowers would fall to the ground, people would collect them and separte the orange tube from the white petals and dry them. Once they were dried they could be used for making this saffron-colored dye. At one time an attempt was made to commercialize this dye as it gave a fine color to cotton and silk but due to the labor intensive nature of its collection and the fact that a good means of fixing it were not obtained the concept was abandoned. Perhaps in the future the study of this dye will be resumed and a cottage industry developed where its beautiful color could be extracted.
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Flowers & Spice Incense Parijata -
10 grams 12 pack, (Auromere)
This premium quality incense is made from fine essential oils, fragrant herbs, powders and resins, ranging from the most heavenly floral fragrances to the down-to-earth woody and herbal scents of the Ayurvedic preparations.
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Flowers & Spice Incense Parijata -
10 grams 12 pack, (Auromere)
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Flowers & Spice Incense Parijata -
10 grams 12 pack, (Auromere)
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Flowers & Spice Incense Parijata -
10 grams 12 pack, (Auromere)
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