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HARSINGAR: THE DIVINE FLOWER

Harsingar-derived from the word Hari-Shringar is the favourite flower of Sri Vishnu. Parijat is another name of this flower that originated from Samudra Manthan and planted in Devlok by Indra. It was brought to Earth by Shri Krishna.

Once Narada visited Shri Krishna in Dwarika and gifted some Harsingar flowers to him. Shri Krishna gave the flowers to Rukmini. When Satyabhama, other queen of Krishna, came to know this, she asked Krishna to bring the entire Harsingar(Parijat) tree for her from Swarg.

When Indra refused to give the tree, Krishna defeated him in a fight and brought the tree to Dwarika. He planted the tree in Satyabhama's backyard such that she had only the tree as demanded by her but the flowers used to fall in Rukmini's backyard.

It is also said that there was a princess,named Parijat, who fell in love with Surya. When Surya refused, she followed him but got burnt due to intense heat. From her ashes arose a tree with pure white flowers and blazing orange hearts.

They still can’t bear the intense heat of sun. At the first stroke of dawn, with the sight of rays, they shed from the tree. This is the only flower that can be offered to Bhagwan after picking from the ground. The ground around a Parijat tree is kept clean to pick flowers.

Harsingar is known as Shiuli in Bengal. Its blooming signals the arrival of Sharad and thus the Sharadotsava or the Durga Puja, a time for all Bengalis to shed their worries and rejoice.

Nearly all parts of the tree have medicinal qualities. The leaves have Antioxidant and Anti-fungal properties. Its flowers are good for heart, its leaves are mixed with honey to cure cough and various skin diseases.
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