Yes Brassica juncea hanks Surajit ji for sharing
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > We have a Bengali saying, "SORSHE-R MODHYE BHUT !" > Here SORSHE = mustard, MODHYE = inside, and BHUT = ghost. > > First, something about ghosts, our ghosts are not the European or Sam > type! Ours are very much human, sans body, and often humane too! After > death men become BHUT (BRAHMODOTYI, if he is a Brahmin) and women become > PETNI (SANKHCHUNNI, if she belongs to Brahmin caste)!!! In those older days > there were also some other ghosts, MECHO-BHUT (fish loving type), > GECHO-BHUT (always stays on trees), PENCHO-BHUT (crazy type), SIRINGE-BHUT > (tall lamboo ji type), SKANDO-KATA (without head) etc! > > Sometimes one or two Bhut become wicked and they enter into the body of > good people. Then the affected person goes crazy and you need to call a > OJHA to get rid of that wicked Bhut. I have heard that an OJHA burns > mustard seeds to drive away the wicked Bhut out of the affected body! > > But what happens when the Bhut stays inside the mustard seed itself ? > Nobody can answer! Or, maybe men-in-power do have an answer! > > Well, everybody knows how important oil-seed it is, and condiment. SORSHE > is essential in our everyday life - > > - the only oil used in our cooking > - Hilsa cannot be a hilsa without mustard oil and/or seeds > - there won't be any pickle except some bland tasted sweet ones > - no mouth watering Kasundi without mustard > - leaves are used as SHAK sometimes > - mustard oil is believed to keep your skin afresh & smooth, hair > strong & black, clear mucus from nasal channel, give relief from cough & > cold when applied by gentle massage on the chest & back etc > - babies were kept in pillows made from mustard seeds, replacing the > cotton fibres ( i forget why, possibly to maintain symmetry of the skull > shape) > - ......and many many more that i fail to remember now > > > Let's move now to botanical aspect of this species. I found a few plants > today (10/11/12) on a railway platform, perhaps some employee sowed some > seeds there, along with a few other vegetables. > > Species : *Brassica juncea* L. ? > H & H : cultivated plant of about 5 feet high > Date : 10/11/12 > Place : Hooghly > > Lastly, what ghosts become after death? No prize for guessing........ good > night > > Thank you & Regards, > > surajit > > -- > > > > --
