Dear Pankaj Kumar ji: I do not know of that particular shloka that you have mentioned... I am sure its in some "newer" tantras or mantra books...
But I do remember a lecture fragment from 2000 by Professor Dr. Mayaram Uniyal and from my class notes from one of his lectures I give you this... Brahmakamal in Sanskrit shloka: This the last part of verse 30 in 2nd khanda or Uttar khnada of Meghdoot where Mahakavi Kalidas writes ” साभ्रेऽह्नीव स्थलकमलिनीं न प्रबुद्वां न सुप्ताम् ॥३०॥“ meaning “like Landlotuses on an overcast day, neither open nor closed…. The lovelorn Yaksha is talking of his wife’s tear laden eyes…. and while I researched the original sanskrit text I found this on the internet today ...full Sanskrit text of this sloka... पादानिन्दोरमृतशिशिरान् जालमार्गप्रविष्टान् पूर्वप्रीत्या गतमभिमुखं संनिवृत्तं तथैव । चक्षु: खेदात् सलिलगुरुभि: पक्ष्मभिश्छादयन्तीं साभ्रेऽह्नीव स्थलकमलिनीं न प्रबुद्वां न सुप्ताम् ॥३०॥ at this url: http://litgloss.buffalo.edu/kalidas/text2.shtml on 4/8/2011 8:40:59 PM.... Dr. Uniyal is very knowledgeable and helpful kinda guy... he lives in Rohini Delhi, the last time I saw him in 2001... its in your neck of the woods, you can perhaps track him down... Hope it helps, and if you use this in your write up I would hope that you would credit Dr. Uniyal for leading you to it...and Mahakavi Kalidas for writing it. Thanks. Usha di (Usha Desai MD) On Apr 8, 3:39 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a slok in sanskrit which says, offering a single brahmakamal > to god is equivalent to offering 1000 flowers. I am eagerly waiting > for someone to share this slok as it is planned to be a part of one of > our articles on this plant. This is referred to Saussurea obvallata > which is highly fragrant. You can smell it from a distance. Even the > leaves have smell and it is found on higher altitudes. > These pictures were taken on the other side of Hemkunt lake (which is > a forbidden zone for tourists). In the third pic on the backgroun id > the lake and the famous Sikh pilgrim place called Hemkunt Sahib. > In the link provided by Bhatt sir, there is infact one Saussurea > obvallata rest are cactus, Epiphyllum oxypetalum. > Regards > Pankaj > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > > Slide101.JPG > 1187KViewDownload > > Slide102.JPG > 726KViewDownload > > Slide103.JPG > 598KViewDownload
