Saturday 31 December 2011

raasi vanam


RAASIVANAM




SIGNIFICANCE :
In Astrology there are 12 Zodiac signs. These 12 trees represent each one of them. All these were mentioned in Varaha Mihira's Jyotisha sashtra.
BENEFITS :
Like our birth stars each person is born during a particular Zodiac sign. How each ones luck is predicted according to the birth star similarly according to the Raasi (house) also the horoscope and luck of each person and how he is benefitted by these trees is mentioned in Astrology.
PLANTS :
S.No.Name
Botanical name
Common name
1.Mesha RaasiPterocarpus santalinusRaktha Chandana, Red Sandalwood
2.Vrishabha RaasiAlstonia scholarisSapthaparni, Edaakula-paala
3.Midhuna RaasiArtocarpus heterophyllusPanasa, Jack tree
4.Karkataka RaasiButea monospermaPalasa, Moduga , Flame –of- the- forest
5.Simha RaasiStereospermum chelonoidesPaadari, Kaligottu
6.Kanya RaasiMangifera indicaAmra, Mamidi, Mango
7.Tula RaasiMimusops elengiBakula, Pogada
8.Vrishchika RaasiAcacia catachuKadhira
9.Dhanasu RaasiFicus religiosaAshwatha, Raavi, Peepal
10.Makara RaasiDalbergia sissooSimsupa, Shisham
11.Kumbha RaasiProsopis cinerariaShami, Jammi
12.Meena RaasiFicus bengalensisVata, Marri, Banyan










Mesha Raasi
Vrishabha Raasi
FlowersTree
Midhuna Raasi
Tree with fruit
Karkataka Raasi
Tree in bloom Leaves
Simha Raasi
Kanya Raasi
Tula Raasi
Vrishchika Raasi
Flower Tree
Dhanasu Raasi
Makara Raasi
Kumbha Raasi
Meena Raasi