Guest guest Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Namaste JK, I did a search and it says : " Damanaka is a particular type of flowering tree, Artemisia indica. In modern Oriya it is called da-aNA. It is one of the two favorite flowers of Lord Jagannath, the other being campaka. It is said that Lord Jagannath comes to the Jagannath Vallabh garden in Puri to steal these flowers. Aropana means to plant. On this dvAdazI there is a ritual planting of the da-aNA tree. " (Bhaktarupa dasa - X-Com-Textno: PAMHO6773934) " http://www.hknet.org.nz/parishad139.html Maybe you can try a search using the key words " Artemisia indica or Indian sagebrush. Perhaps start from here: http://search./search?ei=utf-8 & fr=slv8-yie7 & p=Artemisia% 20indica Om Bholenath , " jk.dasgupta " <jk.dasgupta wrote: > > Does anybody know about Damanaka creeper plant? What is the local name & > where it is available? I understand this plant has exceptional medicinal > properties. > > Something I know about this plant is as follows, > ===================== > " Damanaka " is a creeper that originated from the tears of the two wives Rati > and Preeti of Kama Deva. The Lord Manmatha was reduced to ashes for > disturbing the penance of Lord Siva, both the wives wept. And from the tears > of these two wives, has originated the Damanaka creeper > ===================== > > Regards, > > JK > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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