Navagraha Vatika
Surya (Sun) | Middle
|
Rui
(Milk weed) |
Calotropis gigantea | Euphorbiaceae | |
Chandra (Moon) | South-East | Palash
(Flame of forest) |
Butea monosperma | Fabaceae | |
Budha (Mercury) | North | Apamarg
(Prickly chaff flower) |
Achyranthus aspera | Amaranthaceae | |
Shukra (Venus) | East | Umbar
(Cluster fig) |
Ficus racemosa | Moraceae | |
Mangal (Mars) | South | Khair
(Cutch tree) |
Acacia catechu | Fabaceae | |
Bruhaspati/ Guru (Jupiter) | North-East | Peepal
(Sacred fig) |
Ficus religiosa | Moraceae | |
Shani (Saturn) | West | Shami
(Spunge tree) |
Prosopis cineraria | Mimosaceae | |
Rahu (Dragon’s head) | South-West | Durva
(Bermuda grass) |
Cynadon dactylon | Poaceae | |
Ketu (Dragon’s tail) | North-West | Darbha
(Halfa grass) |
Desmostachya bipinnata | Poaceae |
Nakshatra vatika
1 | Ashwini
(Beta Arietis) |
Kajra
(Poison nut) |
Strychnos nux-vomica | Loganiaceae | |
2 | Bharani
(41 Arietus) |
Amla
(Indian gooseberry)
|
Embilica officinalis | Euphorbiaceae | |
3 | Kritika
(Etatauri Alcyone-2) |
Umbar
(Cluster fig) |
Ficus racemosa | Moraceae | |
4 | Rohini
(Aldebaran) |
Jamun
(Java plum) |
Syzigium cumini | Myrtaceae | |
5 | Mrigashirsha (Lambda orionis) | Khair
(Cutch tree) |
Acacia catechu | Leguminoseae | |
6 | Ardra (Gamma) | Sissam
(Indian rosewood) |
Dalbergia sissoo | Fabaceae | |
Agar wood
(Krishna guru ) |
Aquilaria agallocha | Thymelaeaceae | |||
Krishna kamal
(Passion fruit) |
Passiflora edulis | Passifloraceae | |||
Thippali
(Long pepper) |
Piper longum | Piperaceae | |||
7 | Punarvasu
(Beta Geminorium pollux) |
Bamboo | Dendrocalamus strictus | Poaceae | |
Bamboo | Bambusa arundinaceae | Poaceae | |||
Babul
(Gum arabic tree) |
Vachellia nilotica | Fabaceae | |||
8 | Pushya
(Delta Cancri) |
Peepal
(Sacred fig) |
Ficus religiosa | Moraceae | |
9 | Ashlesha
(Zeta Hydare) |
Nagkesar
(Indian rose chestnut) |
Messua ferrea | Calophyllaceae | |
10 | Magha
(Regulus/ Roleonis) |
Vata vruksh
(Banyan tree) |
Ficus bengalensis | Moraceae | |
11 | Purva phalguni (Delta Leonis) | Palash
(Flame of forest) |
Butea monospema | Fabaceae | |
Sita Ashok
(Ashoka tree) |
Saraca asoka | Caesalpinaceae | |||
12
|
Uttara phalguni (Denebala)
|
Payar Peepal
(Golden rumph’s fig) |
Ficus rumphii | Moraceae | |
Paras Peepal
(Portia tree) |
Thespesia populnea | Malvaceae | |||
Pakur
(White fig) |
Ficus infectoria | Moraceae | |||
Shami
(Spunge tree) |
Prosopis cineraria | Leguminosae | |||
13 | Hasta
(Delta Corvi)
|
Chameli
(Jasmine)
|
Jasminum grandiflorum | Oleaceae | |
Ambada
(Wild mango) |
Spondia magifera | Anacardiaceae | |||
14 | Chitra
(Virginis spica)
|
Bael
(Stone apple tree) |
Aegle marmelos | Rutaceae | |
15 | Swathi
(Alpha Bootis/ Arcturus)
|
Arjun
(Arjun tree) |
Terminalia arjuna | Combretaceae | |
16 | Vishakha
(Alpha Librae) |
Viklo
(Red spike thorn) |
Mytenus emarginata | Celastraceae | |
Parijat
(Night Jasmine) |
Nyctanthes arbour-tristis | Salicaceae | |||
Nagkesar
(Indian Rose Chestnut) |
Messua ferrea | Calophyllaceae | |||
Champhar
(Governor’s plum) |
Flacourtia montana | Oleaceae | |||
Dadhiphal
(Elephant apple ) |
Limonium acidissimum | Rutaceae | |||
17 | Anuradha
(Delta Scorpii) |
Bakul
(Bullet wood) |
Mimusops elenjii | Sapotaceae | |
Nagkesar
(Indian rose Chestnut) |
Messua ferrea | Calophyllaceae | |||
18 | Jeshta (Antares) | Shimalo
(Red silk cotton tree) |
Bombax malabaricum | Bombacaceae | |
Kate savar
(Red cotton tree) |
Bombax ceiba | Bombacaceae | |||
Neem
(Margosa tree) |
Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | |||
19
|
Moola
(Lambada Scorpi)
|
Garmalo
(Indian laburnum tree) |
Cassia fistula | Leguminacae | |
Raal
(White damar) |
Vateria indica | Dipterocarpaceae | |||
Bael
(Stone apple tree) |
Aegle marmelos | Rutaceae | |||
20 | Purva ashata
(Delta sagittarii) |
Vet
(Rattan cane) |
Calamus rotang | Arecaceae | |
Sita ashok
(Ashoka tree) |
Saraca indica | Caesalpinaceae | |||
21 | Uttara ashata (Sigma sagittavivi) | Panas
(Jack fruit tree) |
Artocarpus heterophyllus | Moraceae | |
22 |
Shravan
(Alpho Aquila/ Altair) |
Rui
(Milk weed) |
Calotropis procera/ gigantia | Asclepiadaceae | |
Nariyal
(Coconut tree) |
Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae | |||
Sita ashok
(Ashoka tree) |
Saraca ashoka | Caesalpinaceae | |||
23 | Dhanishtha
(Beta Dalphini) |
Shami
(Spunge tree) |
Prosopis cineraria | Mimosaceae | |
Nariyal
(Coconut tree) |
Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae | |||
24 | Shatataaraka (Lambda Aquarii) | Kadamb
(Burflower tree) |
Mitragyana parvifolia
(Anthocephalus kadamba) |
Rubiaceae | |
25 | Purva Bhadrapada (Beta pegasi/ Markab) | Aam
(Mango tree) |
Mangifera indica | Anacardiacea | |
Neem
(Margosa tree) |
Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | |||
26 | Uttara Bhadrapada (Gamma Pegasi/ Algenib) | Aam
(Mango tree) |
Mangifera indica | Anacardiacea | |
Neem
(Margosa tree) |
Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | |||
27 | Revati
(Zeta piscium) |
Mahua
(Indian butter tree) |
Madhuca indica | Sapotaceae |