Hindu Reflections: DARBHA–THE SACRED GRASS IN HINDU WORSHIPS, RITUALS AND SACRAMENTS
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Khusa Grass = Vetiver = Khus
Chrysopogon zizanioides
The Indian native knows the Vetiver Grass and its scent since ancient times. It is likely that this grass may have been the eight tufts of kusha grass that a Brahmin, named Sotiya, presented to Prince Siddhārtha, who placed the grass as a mat to sit upon under the great Bodhi Tree, and thus, later it came to represent the throne of wisdom.
According to the Atharvaveda, ancient Hindu scriptures, the kusha grass was used as a ritual plant in religious ceremonies because of its characteristic of having a very long root. It could be as long as 150 centimetres, which is the longest among all grasses. Some scholars have recorded that kusha grass has a fragrant root, thereby, making it more appropriate to be used as a ritual plant. Among all the grasses, only Vertiver has the quality of very long root and with a fragrant odor.
Native to southern India, distributed to SE Asia and introduced to Indonesia, islands in the Pacific ocean and South America for its fragrant roots.
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