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Dear AasthikAs:

Sriman Asuri's mail to me would be of interest to you all .
Udaga Saanthi Manthrams , AruNam are also places where 
Jalam and its mysteries are celebrated by the Vedams .

Atharva Vedam has many prayOgams on spoecific Oushadhis .

V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sundararajan Asuri" <asurisudharsanan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "sgopan" <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: The Holy Grass known as Dharbham or Dharbai


Dear  Friends,
         The second anuvaga of Krishna Yajurveda mentions the occult
power/usage of Darbhai, its magnetic quality to bring down anything
from anywhere.It is the main instrument with which the Pitrus can be
invited to receive our offerings (Tarpanam).
          In our Vaishnava tradition  the esoteric teachings have not
been widespread.
Even the occult applications of Water  ---  it is universally used in
all rituals as Astral Light  ---   is rarely known among the
Srivaishnavas even in the heart of Tamil Nadu.
          When I tried to explain some Asthikas , they  could  not
easily understand the rationales of all the 24 Water Rituals  --- 
Jalanjali etc.
             From your enquiry on Darbhai , which is a minor topic, I
wonder whether anyone knows truly the occult powers of the commonest
chemical ---  WATER?
                                             Yours fraternally,
                                   Asuri Sundararajan, New Delhi

On 10/14/05, sgopan <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear AasthikAs :
>
> Here is some additional Information on Dharbham
> in response to Sri Neelameggham's questions
> on the Botanical name for Dharbam ( ThUppul/ViswAmthram)
> and where it grows  :
>
> Dharbham is also known as Kusa (sharp) . Kusa grass
> when it becomes dry is known as Dharbhai .
>
> It grows on brackish/salty water near river estuaries .
> It is a special kind of tussock grass that commonly
> grows in clumps . The dried Kusa grass has one or two or three or
> four leaves .Each one has a specific role in Vaidhika and Temple
> AarAdhana and other Hindu smaskArAs . Occasional ly  you
> will seepictures of BuddhA seated on Dharbha grass during
> meditation .
>
>
> Botanical people cite two different kinds of Kusa Grass :
> Poa Cynosuroidas and Agrostis Linearis .
>
> PurANAs say that Kusa grass was formed , when the hairs on
> the Koormam got loosened during the churning for amrutham
> and washed away to the shores of milky ocean to form Kusa Grass
> with the sanctity .
>
> It grows in almost all states of India and mostly in
> river banks . It is colelcted on KrishNa Paksha Prathamai days
> by PurOhithAs with a specific manthram .
>
> V.Sadagopan



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