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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Sri ganesha caturthi Festival in Bhadrapada maasa its
Science and Ecological Value
We all know the science behind Lord Ganesha, and his message, the Large head and ears tells
us to Listen carefully think and act. Small but sharp eyes are indications of focus, his broken
Tusk, signifies the usage of available tools within and around oneself. The trunk shows
flexibility and access to objects around. Having Snake and rat – natural enemies - signifies
living in biodiversity, his large stomach gives not only his capabilities to digest any food but
also any bitterness around him and one can say on.
The ganapathi vratha as per shastras and puraanas state that the god should be made of either
Gold, Silver, or Raw earth (Clay) or even Turmeric, As all the devotees might not be able to
afford for Gold or Silver, Raw earth – with water forming Clay is used the most.
The festival is scheduled to commence right after the heavy downpours from the sky that
pushes lot of silt onto the water bodies, and would also carry many microbial disease causing
organisms on to it. Until the Festival is complete, as per bharatiya shastras, taking bath in the
Flowing water bodies are not advised: reasons for this are because of the erosion, and the
force of the water. In order to clean the water bodies, there should be a mechanism of
inducing natural substances that could clear the bacteria and make the water edible for both
all living beings. To the ancient bharatiyas the sages were also great thinkers and scientists
who could help in solving multiple such environmental problems.
Hence the Gold and Silver ganesha idols were replaced by Turmeric and clay. Turmeric by
itself is medicinal, clay also has its own medicinal values, however both have property of
mixing in water also help in cleaning the water by absorbing or removing certain microbes.
Getting large amount of Turmeric and clay, to the river bodies had been a difficult task and
also there they wanted a better solution where the water shall be set edible and would not
cause diseases to the living beings, hence the sages devised the birthday of lord ganesha as a
day of festivity also a day of environmental cleaning. Praying god for the welfare of all living
beings has been a tradition on the sanatana dharma, and vedas are chanted for the welfare of
not only humans but also the animals and plants and other organisms on Earth.
Keeping this into consideration and also ensuring the lord ganesha is pleased, the sagesdevised the best water purifying plants, and the ones that were most liked by lord ganesha as
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
well, this came for the initiative for the 21 leaves that are used to pray the lord. Hence, the
ganesha patra puja became a very important step in the celebrations of bhadrapada shuddha
caturthi ganesha pooja. This is called as ‘Ekavimshati patra pUja’ in Samskrita. For each leaf,
there is a corresponding name used for worshipping the lord, which have been considered
giving eternal power to the leaves as well. Not just the leaves, the lord is praised with the pray from barks and other parts of the 21 trees as well. However, it has been mentioned that
the tree should be doubled before taking benefits from it, which means that should be a
sampling of the tree which should be planted so that the balance in the ecology is not
disturbed.
Science and Ecology value in actual form of the festival:
All the 21 plants are medicinal, they still have their usage in various Ayurveda as well as
modern medicines. Raw-earth or clay or Turmeric have properties to absorb the extracts of
the plant parts over a period of time. The ganesha festival was earlier not held for just a day
or two it was held for over a period of 10 to 15 days and only starting from bhadrapada
shuddha caturthi. The leaves offered to lord made of clay or turmeric would have absorbed
the essential medicinal extracts from the leaves by this period. The raw-clay is removed from
lakes and ponds – which acts as a medium of cleaning them, later in the form of lord ganesha,
and mixed with cleaning materials it is immersed in river water – again to cleanse the water
and purify it for edibility. As people believed more in God, it was made in his name on the
occasion to mark birth from his mother – goddess parvati (also known as prakruti ‘nature’ as
shiva is known as purusha ‘sole of nature’)
Please note: the usage of colors for the ganesha vigraha is not advised in shastras, the God’s
idol should be made only with raw clay, or turmeric however, one could use bhasma,
turmeric or kunkum, and extracts from the leaves of the 21 plants to color the idol.
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Samskrita and botanical names of the 21 Types of Leaves for Ganesh Ekavimsathi patra Puja
22 to 25 are mentioned for Patra puja in Bhavishya Purana,
Number Samskrita naama English transliteration Scientific name
1 माची पम ् Machi Patra Artemisia vulgaris
2 ब हृती पम ् Bruhathi Patra Solanum indicum
3 ब पम ् Bilva Patra Aegle marmeolus
4 ूव पम ् Durva Patra Cyanodon dactylon
5 कनक पम ् Kanaka Patra Datura metal
6 ब पम ् Badari Patra Zizipus jujube
7 अपामागव पम ् Apamarga Patra Achyranthus aspera
8 त लुसी पम ् Tulasi Patra Ocimum sanctum
9 च तूपम ् Chootha Patra Mangifera indica
10 की पम ् Karaveera Patra Nerium indicum
11 षण ुादत पम ् Vishnu krantha Patra Convolvulus pluricaucis
12 ािडम पम ् Daadimi Patra Punica granatum
13 ेा पम ् Devdar Patra Cedrus deodar
14 मक पम ् Maruvaka Patra Origanum majoram
15 सदध ु पम ् Sindhuvara Patra Vitex nirgundo
16 संयाप ुषपन ् पम ् Sandhya pushpin Patra Jasminum grandiflorum
17 गदल पम ् Gandali Patra Latha Durva
18 शमी पम ् Shami Patra Prosopis specigera
19 अात पम ् Ashwatha Patra Ficus religiosa
20 अर ु वन पम ् Arjuna Patra Terminelia Arjuna
21 अकव पम ् Arka Patra Calotropis Procera
22 ब ङृगार पम ् Brungaraja Patra Eclipta alba
23 माल पम ् Mala Patra
24 केतकपम ् Ketaki Patra Pandanus Odoratissimus
25 अगय पम ् Agasthya Patra Sesbania grandifolia
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Images of the 21 leaves
Artemesia vulgaris – Machipathri or Maachi Patram
Solanum xanthocarpum –
Bruhati Patram, Vakudu
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Aegle marmelos – Bilva Patra, Bell leaves Tree
Cynodon dactylon –
Durva grass, Grass blades
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Datura metel – Datura Patram, Ummetha Tree
Zizyphus jujuba – Badari Patram, Gooseberry Tree
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Achyranthus aspera – Apamarga Patram, Utthreni
Ocimum sanctum, Tulsi leaves, Holy Basil Tree
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Mangifera indica, Mango leaves, Chutha Patram
Nerium odorum – Karavira patram
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Evolvulus alsinoides – Vishnukrantha patram
Punica granatum, Dadimi Patram, Pomegranate
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Erythroxylum monogynum – Devadaru Patram
Majorana hortensis – Maruvaka patram, Maruvam
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Vitex negundo, Sindhuvaara patram, Vavili Tree
Jasminum auriculatum – Jaaji Patram
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Bauhinia variegata – Gandaki Patram, Devakanchana
Prosopis cineraria – Shami Patram, Jammi, Banni
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Ficus religiosa – Ashwattha Patram, Raavi Tree
Terminalia arjuna –
Arjuna Patram, White Maddhi Tree
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|| ರೀ ಗಣೀಶಾಯ ನಮಃ || ॐ || ी गणशेाय नमः ||
ी गणशे मदम ®् ना. ासागः (णः)
Calotropis procera –, Jilledu Tree – should be of white flower
Let us celebrate the festivals more eco-friendly as how it
has been stated in the shastras and was celebrated earlier!
स ापवणमत ु
ॐ शादतः शादतः शादतः ||