Helpful Tips on Sanatana Dharma / Hindu Principles - 91

This section Helpful Tips is all about Frequently Arising Questions. Shri Shri Anand Guruji, shares the knowledge on general topics and Hindu Sanathana Dharma in his Pranavam Television Programme telecasted in ETV Kannada Channel, which i have put in this section. Guruji also shares information of knowledge on Vasthu Shastra and lot of Helpful stuffs. Many People have lot of doubts on Hindu Sanathana Dharma, which is also covered in this section.
Please do ask a priest or elders, if you have any doubts in below, who knows very well about our customs and practices and clarify the same.

• Which is the best place to perform Satyanarayana Pooja?
  
  Performing Sri Satyanarayana Puja on the banks of a river gives you 100 times more phala means 'consequence, effect, fruit'.

• Which leaves we should offer to get all our pending work accomplished?
  
  We should offer Tulsi (Holy Basil leaves) ; Jaaji (Blue Grape Jasmine leaves) ; Kenda Sampige or Bili Sampige (Champaka leaves) and Bilva (Bael leaves) to Goddess Devi of your liking by chanting Moola or Beej Mantra of the Goddess. One should offer these leaves or patram on every Fridays in Rahu Kala to Goddess to achieve all your work at faster rate.
  Below are the images and different names of all above leaves.

• Tulsi/Tulasi Patre or Leaves (Holy basil):
  
  In Sanskrit, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi it is known as Tulsi. Moreover, in Sanskrit Tulsi is also known as Maiyarika and in Bengali it is also known as Babultulsi. Marathi and Orivan often refer it as Tulasa and in Punjabi it is called Babri. In Telangana they call it Bhutulsi, however sometimes in Andhra it is known as Tirunapatchi. Tulsi is also called as Sabza in Maharashtra.

• Jaaji Patre or Leaves:
  
  Common name: Juhi
  Hindi: Juhi
  Tamil: Uccimalligai
  Telugu: Adavimalle
  Oriya: Banamallika
  Malayalam: Sucimulla
  Kannada: Sanna mallige
  Marathi: Jai
  Sanskrit: Yuthika
  Botanical name: Jasminum auriculatum
  Family: Oleaceae (Jasmine family)
  Synonyms: Jasminum molle

• Champaka Leaves:
  
  Common Names : Champaca, champak.
  Marathi : Sonchaaphaa.
  Tamil : Chenbakam/Chenpakam.
  Malayalam : Chenbagam.
  Bengali : Shornochampa (golden champa).
  Telugu : Champa, Cempaka, Sampenga and Sampangi.
  Kannada :Sampige and shamba.
  English : Fragrant champaca, Golden champa, Orange chempaka, Yellow champa.

• Bilva leaf or Patra :
  
  Common name: Bel, Beli fruit, Bengal quince, Stone apple, Wood apple.
  Hindi: Bel
  Manipuri: Heirikhagok
  Marathi: Maredu
  Tamil: Vilvam
  Malayalam: Vilvam
  Telugu: Sandiliyamu
  Kannada: Bilvapatre
  Bengali: Bel
  Konkani: Bello
  Urdu: Bel
  Assamese: Bel
  Gujarati: Bili
  Sanskrit: Adhararuha, Sivadrumah, Tripatra
  Botanical name: Aegle marmelos
  Family: Rutaceae (Citrus family)
  Synonyms: Crateva marmelos, Aegle marmelos var. mahurensis