The Tulsi tree that grows in the garden
Droops even when well watered;
But where it grows dependent only on God,
There, even on mountain tops, it is green and fresh.
The famous fabulous tree, “Pari Jatamu,” which one reads of in the
Puranas, (old Sanscrit records,) a sort of jasmine; and the Vata
fig-tree of “Orissa,” were said to be endowed with knowledge and speech
like the oak of Dodona. By approaching them in a respectful manner you
obtain from them knowledge, riches, and everything you can wish for, but
they are difficult of access.—_Wilford._
_Note._—In many parts of India it is well known that to make an offering
to a deity offended, and to pacify his wrath, five twigs of the
following sacred trees are put into a jar of water and invoked.
1. Aswatha (Ficus religiosa).
2. Vata (Ficus Indica).
3. Adumbar (Ficus glomerata).
4. Sami (Mimosa albida).
5. Amra (Mango) (Spondias Mangifera).
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