बरगद

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Banyan Tree baragad / rashh‍triy vriksh

bharat mean baragad ke vriksh ko ek mahatvapoorn sthan prapt hai. is vriksh ko 'vat' ke nam se bhi jana jata hai. yah ek sadabahar pe d hai, jo apane prarohoan ke lie vishvavikhyat hai. isaki j dean zamin mean kshaitij roop mean door-door tak phailakar pasar jati hai. isake pattoan se doodh bhi nikalata hai. yah pe d trimoorti ka pratik hai. isaki chhal mean vishnu, j doan mean brahma aur shakhaoan mean shiv virajate haian. agnipuran ke mutabiq baragad utsarjan ko darshata hai. isilie santan ke lie ichchhit log isaki pooja haian. is karan se baragad kata nahian jata hai. aqal mean isake patte janavaroan ko khilae jate haian.

manyata

apani visheshataoan aur lanbe jivan ke karan is vriksh ko anashh‍var mana jata hai. isilie is vriksh ko akshayavat bhi kaha jata hai. lok manyata hai ki baragad ke ek pe d ko kate jane par prayashchit ke taur par ek bakare ki bali deni p dati hai. vamanapuran mean vanaspatiyoan ki vyutpatti ko lekar ek katha bhi ati hai. ashvin mas mean vishnu ki nabhi se jab kamal prakat hua, tab any devoan se bhi vibhinn vriksh utpann hue. usi samay yakshoan ke raja 'manibhadr' se vat ka vriksh utpann hua.

yakshanamadhisyapi manibhadrasy narad.
vatavriksh: samabhav tasmistasy rati: sada..

pauranik varnan

baragad ke vriksh, kolakata
Banyan Tree, Kolkata|thumb|250px yaksh se nikat sambandh ke karan hi vat vriksh ko 'yakshavas', 'yakshataru', 'yakshavarook' adi namoan se bhi pukara jata hai. hamare puranoan mean aisi anek pratikatmak kathaean, prakriti, vanaspati v devataoan ko lekar milati haian. jis prakar ashvatth arthath pipal ko vishnu ka pratik kaha gaya, usi prakar is jatadhari vat vriksh ko sakshat jatadhari pashupati shankar ka roop man liya gaya hai. skandapuran mean kaha gaya hai-

ashvattharoopi vishnu: syadvaroopi shivo yat:

arthath pipalaroopi vishnu v jataroopi shiv haian.

• harivansh puran mean ek vishal vriksh ka varnan ata hai, jisaka nam 'bhandiravat' tha aur usaki bhavyata se mugdh ho svayan bhagavan ne usaki chhaya mean vishram kiya.

nyagrodharvatagraman bhandirannam namat:.
drishtva tatr matian chakre nivasay tat: prabhu:..

• 'subhadravat' nam se ek aur vat vriksh ka bhi varnan milata hai, jisaki dali garu d ne to d di thi. ramayan ke akshayavat ki katha to lok prachalit hai hi. parantu valmiki ramayan mean ise 'shyamanyagrodh' kaha gaya hai. yamuna ke tat par vah vat atyant vishal tha. usaki chhaya itani thandi thi ki use 'shyamanyogradh' nam diya gaya. shyam shabd kadachit vriksh ki vishal chhaya ke niche ke ghane athah aandhakar ki or sanket karata hai aur gahare rang ki patravali ki or. ramayan ke paravarti sahity mean isaka akshayavat ke nam se ullekh milata hai. ram, lakshman aur sita apane van pravas ke samay jab yamuna par kar doosare tat par utarate haian, to tat par sthit is vishal vat vriksh ko sita pranam karati haian.

mahattvapoorn tathy

• baragad bharat ka 'rashh‍triy vriksh' (phaikas beanghaleansis) hai.
• baragad ke vriksh ki shakhaean door-door tak phaili tatha j dean gahari hoti haian. itani gahari j dean kisi aur vriksh ki nahian hotian.
• j doan aur adhik tane se shakhaean banati haian aur is visheshata aur lanbe jivan ke karan is vriksh ko anashh‍var mana jata hai.
• vat, yani baragad ko 'akshay vat' bhi kaha jata hai, kyoanki yah ped kabhi nasht nahian hota hai.
• ab bhi baragad ke vriksh ko gramin jivan ka keandr binh‍du mana jata hai aur aj bhi gaanv ki parishad isi pe d ki chhaya mean panchayat karati hai.

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