By command of Indra the ceremonial worship of the Dhvaja has been gone through by princes desirous of strength and victory. I shall now proceed to give a brief description of the same according to the Śāstras.
He shall not cut any tree growing in flower gardens, in temples, on cremation grounds, on public roads, on sacrificial fire-sites or trees of short growth, or dried trees or trees of stinted growth at the top, thorny trees or trees surrounded by creepers and parasitical plants.
बहुविहगालयकोटरपवनानलपीडिताश्च ये तरवः । ये च स्युः स्त्रीसंज्ञा न ते शुभाः शक्रकेत्वर्थे ॥ ४३-१४ ॥
He shall also reject trees with holes in which dwell numerous birds and trees injured by the wind or fire and he shall reject trees of feminine denomination, for all those trees are not fit for the staff of Indra’s banner.
The five trees—Arjuna, Aśvakarṇa, Priyaka, Dhava and Udumbara, are suited for the purpose. Either one of these or some other well-known tree, or some tree growing on yellow or black soil shall be selected by the astronomer who, alone and at night, approaching the same, shall touch it and address it with the following hymns.
By command of Indra the ceremonial worship of the Dhvaja has been gone through by princes desirous of strength and victory. I shall now proceed to give a brief description of the same according to the Śāstras.
He shall not cut any tree growing in flower gardens, in temples, on cremation grounds, on public roads, on sacrificial fire-sites or trees of short growth, or dried trees or trees of stinted growth at the top, thorny trees or trees surrounded by creepers and parasitical plants.
बहुविहगालयकोटरपवनानलपीडिताश्च ये तरवः । ये च स्युः स्त्रीसंज्ञा न ते शुभाः शक्रकेत्वर्थे ॥ ४३-१४ ॥
He shall also reject trees with holes in which dwell numerous birds and trees injured by the wind or fire and he shall reject trees of feminine denomination, for all those trees are not fit for the staff of Indra’s banner.
The five trees—Arjuna, Aśvakarṇa, Priyaka, Dhava and Udumbara, are suited for the purpose. Either one of these or some other well-known tree, or some tree growing on yellow or black soil shall be selected by the astronomer who, alone and at night, approaching the same, shall touch it and address it with the following hymns.