Samidh
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By Swami Harshananda
Samidh literally means ‘that which burns brightly’.
Trees Used for Obtaining Samidh[edit]
Offering fuel-sticks, generally called samidh, into a duly consecrated fire is a part and parcel of many rites. Some of the trees from which these sticks could be procured are:
- Aśvattha - Ficus religiosa
- Bilva - Aegle marmelos
- Candana - sandal-wood
- Devadāru - pine
- Khadira - Acacia catechu
- Nyagrodha - Indian fig-tree
- Palāśa - Butea frondosa
Fuel-sticks of certain trees like bibhī-taka,[1] kapittha[2] and nimba[3] should not be used. The sticks should not be thicker than the thumb. It must have the bark on them and should not be worm-eaten. The size of the stick is prādeśa.[4] There should be no branches.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore