Pārijata, the tree of heavens will be planted at an auspicious time along with the Bhumi Pujan of Prabhu Sri Rāmachandraji’s temple at Ayodhyā on the special Abhijita Muhurta (the smallest of all when Sri Ramchandraji chose to take the Avtāra) by the Honorable PM. This tree has mystical history & very mystical benefits. Let us look at some mentions of its origins
Pārijata is a heavenly tree brought to earth by Bhagwān Sri Kriśna. A quarrel over it ensued between Satyabhāmā and Rukmini, Śri Kriśna’s wives. But Sri Kriśna planted the tree in Satyabhāmā’s courtyard in a way, that when the tree flowered, the flowers fell in Rukmini’s courtyard. It is believed that the Pāndava Arjuna from Mahābhārata sought the Pārijata tree from heavens & planted it on earth. Its flowers were offered to Mahādeva Śiva by his mother Kunti in form of a crown . Hence its called "Hara (Śivji’s) Śringāra (adornment) ". Some notes mention that Pārijata was formed from the ashes of Kunti. As per Harivamsha Purāna Pārijata was formed out of Samudramanthana (churning of ocean, पारिनह: समुद्रथ जाथो वपारिजात:). This tree was taken to Swarga by Lord Indra, where only the Apsarā named Urvaśi had the priviledge to touch it. The tree does not produce any seeds nor can it be propogated by stem, roots. This tree flowers sometimes at night which crumble & soil as dawn sets in. These flowers are used in oblation of Godess Laxmi, but only those flowers which have fallen on its own accord to the ground & never plucked. Hence as per Śastra's it is prohibited to pluck the flowers of Pārijata tree. Āyurveda has mentioned immense benefits of these plants. There is no fever, no pain, no misery of the body & mind that this plant cannot cure..
The currently botanical identified plant is Nyctanthes-arbor-tristis but is this the plant mentioned in Śastra's??
Some accept the Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) as the heavenly Pārijata. Adansonia species are endemic to Arica & Australia. However the rare protected plant at Kintur situated in Barabanki disrtrict in UP comes close to the Parijat tree mentioned in Harivamsha Purāna where it is mentioned as the Kalpavrikśa (wish fulfilling tree). Newly-weds visit this tree for blessings, and every Tuesday a fair is held where local people worship this tree.
This plant though a Baobab is distinctly diffrent from its other counterparts. It is mentioned in that the highly knowledgabe & brilliant Lanka King Rāvana planted the branches of this tree all around Śākhādvipa (which is corelated to Africa) on instructions of Riśi’s. However these plants developed different charecters due to Rākśasa energy from the original divine plant. (chemotype variations??)
On deep inspection, the baobab trees are rare in India, even so much in the fertile Gangetic plains. Whatever trees are there are old & protected now by Archeological Survey of India. On other hand the currently accepted source Nyctanthes-arbor-tristis is endemic to Indian subcontinent & parts of Southeast asia. Baobab tree locally is identified as Gorakśachincha (a tree attributed to the Nath sampradāya, who are master alchemist & Tantra adepts) .
So what would be planted .....?
Jai Siā Rāma...
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