Vanaspati Tantra
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Tantric practice that uses a specially obtained and consecrated plant or plant-part (root, leaf) as the working ritual item.
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How is the betel-leaf root prepared for the Kubera sadhana?
A betel-leaf-vine root is obtained (ideally in Shravana Nakshatra or on Guru Purnima) after inviting the plant a day prior with Akshata and flowers, extracted before sunrise the next morning, wrapped in red cloth with a washed silver coin, and carried daily to a Shiva temple.
What makes a Banyan (Bargad) tree suitable for ritual use?
It must be fully grown, with aerial roots hanging down from the branches to the ground — small or young saplings should not be used.
What is the proper procedure for harvesting a plant intended for Tantra Vanaspati use?
The land is purified, consecrated mustard seeds are sprinkled, local deities are prayed to through one's Ishta Devata to clear negative entities, a lamp is lit to formally invite and obtain permission from the plant, and it is retrieved the following day — ideally under an auspicious Nakshatra like Pushya.
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