Parijat is a very beautiful small flower, with snow-white petals and a red stalk. This flower blooms only at night hour and sheds itself before sunrise. This flowers have many medical values, however I’m here to focus on some of the interesting myths associated with this particular flower.
The first myth is a sad romantic myth. The story goes like this way that, Princess Parijataka was in love with Lord Sun, but her love was never reciprocated. Having lost in love, she committed suicide and from her ashes rose the Parijat tree. Since the princes is unable to bear the sight of her love during the day, she blooms only at night, and sheds the flowers as tears, before the Sun rises. So the myths go on to say, that the tree sheds its tears on the touch of the first rays of the Sun. The fragrant flowers spread their fragrance in the surrounding area, during the day, as a sign of undying love for her lover, the Sun.
There is another myth too has a romantic link, but more as a bone of contention. Here the story goes like this way that the Parijat tree was planted in Indralok (the abode of Lord Indra) which was one of the gifts received from the samudra manthana, and thus was a celestial plant, which was not available on earth. To sow seeds of discord, Narada, brought some flowers from Indralok and gave them to Lord Krishna, and waited to see as to which wife he gave the flowers to. Krishna gave the flowers to Rukmini. On seeing this, Narada went to Satyabhama ;( Satyabhama was Lord Krishna’s other wife) and told her about it. Hearing to it Satyabhama was jealousy to know about it. Then Narada give a solution to her and left the place. He suggested that she should insist on Lord Krishna getting the plant itself from Indralok and plant it at her home, instead of a few flowers. Satyabhama decided to do that and when Lord Krishna came to her palace room, she showed her anger and disappointment on the whole incident and insisted that he get the plant from Indralok.
True to his nature, Narada, in the meanwhile went and warned Indra that some earthlings were out to steal the celestial plant from Indralok. When Krishna and Satyabhama were about to leave after taking a branch of the celestial Parijata tree, they were accosted by Indra and a battle took place, leading to Indra losing the battle. But Indra would not let it go so easily, and cursed that the plant would never bear fruits, though it might bear flowers, and thus since then the Parijat tree does not bear any fruit.
Having brought the tree to Dwarka, Rukmini too took fancy to the tree, because of its beauty. So Lord Krishna planted the tree in such a manner, that though the tree was planted at Satyabhama’s palace premises, when it bore flowers, they would fall in Rukmini’s palace premises. Satyabhama had asked for the tree and she got it, and Rukmini wanted the flowers, and she had it too!
There is something or the other to learn from each and every situation. In fact there is a great message and a great learning associated with the story, you get everything what you truly desire for.
The first myth is a sad romantic myth. The story goes like this way that, Princess Parijataka was in love with Lord Sun, but her love was never reciprocated. Having lost in love, she committed suicide and from her ashes rose the Parijat tree. Since the princes is unable to bear the sight of her love during the day, she blooms only at night, and sheds the flowers as tears, before the Sun rises. So the myths go on to say, that the tree sheds its tears on the touch of the first rays of the Sun. The fragrant flowers spread their fragrance in the surrounding area, during the day, as a sign of undying love for her lover, the Sun.
There is another myth too has a romantic link, but more as a bone of contention. Here the story goes like this way that the Parijat tree was planted in Indralok (the abode of Lord Indra) which was one of the gifts received from the samudra manthana, and thus was a celestial plant, which was not available on earth. To sow seeds of discord, Narada, brought some flowers from Indralok and gave them to Lord Krishna, and waited to see as to which wife he gave the flowers to. Krishna gave the flowers to Rukmini. On seeing this, Narada went to Satyabhama ;( Satyabhama was Lord Krishna’s other wife) and told her about it. Hearing to it Satyabhama was jealousy to know about it. Then Narada give a solution to her and left the place. He suggested that she should insist on Lord Krishna getting the plant itself from Indralok and plant it at her home, instead of a few flowers. Satyabhama decided to do that and when Lord Krishna came to her palace room, she showed her anger and disappointment on the whole incident and insisted that he get the plant from Indralok.
True to his nature, Narada, in the meanwhile went and warned Indra that some earthlings were out to steal the celestial plant from Indralok. When Krishna and Satyabhama were about to leave after taking a branch of the celestial Parijata tree, they were accosted by Indra and a battle took place, leading to Indra losing the battle. But Indra would not let it go so easily, and cursed that the plant would never bear fruits, though it might bear flowers, and thus since then the Parijat tree does not bear any fruit.
Having brought the tree to Dwarka, Rukmini too took fancy to the tree, because of its beauty. So Lord Krishna planted the tree in such a manner, that though the tree was planted at Satyabhama’s palace premises, when it bore flowers, they would fall in Rukmini’s palace premises. Satyabhama had asked for the tree and she got it, and Rukmini wanted the flowers, and she had it too!
There is something or the other to learn from each and every situation. In fact there is a great message and a great learning associated with the story, you get everything what you truly desire for.
Nice story... 👌
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