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A beautiful verse attributed to Srimad Vedanta Desikar, states that, more than the flowers collected from nature, Bhagawan Vishnu prefers the following pushpam (flowers)
The flowers are –
1. Ahimsa – non-violence in thought, words and action towards all creatures
2. Indriya nigrahah – sense control and reigning in the mind
3. Sarva bhuta daya – compassion and empathy towards all
4. Kshama – forgiveness to all
5. Jnanam – knowledge, especially self-knowledge
6. tapah – living a life of austerities and meditation
7. Shanti – peace even in the middle of samsara
8. Satyam – abiding in truth in all conditions
While physical flowers are great and should continue, we should try to offer these Maanasa pushpani throughout the day, not just during our puja!
The shloka enlists 8 flowers we can offer from our mind – which is both pleasing to the Lord and will also purify us.अहिंसा प्रथमं पुष्पं पुष्पम् इन्द्रिय-निग्रहः
सर्वभूत-दया पुष्पम् क्षमा पुष्पं विशेषतः
ज्ञानं पुष्पं तपः पुष्पं शान्तिः पुष्पं तथैव च
सत्यम् अष्टविधं पुष्पं विष्णोः प्रीतिकरं भवेत्
ahiṁsā prathamaṁ puṣpaṁ puṣpam indriya-nigrahaḥ
sarvabhūta-dayā puṣpam kṣamā puṣpaṁ viśeṣataḥ
jñānaM puṣpaṁ tapaH puṣpaṁ śānthiḥ puṣpaṁ thathaiva ca
satyam aṣṭavidhaṁ puṣpaṁ viṣṇoḥ prītikaraṁ bhavet||
The flowers are –
1. Ahimsa – non-violence in thought, words and action towards all creatures
2. Indriya nigrahah – sense control and reigning in the mind
3. Sarva bhuta daya – compassion and empathy towards all
4. Kshama – forgiveness to all
5. Jnanam – knowledge, especially self-knowledge
6. tapah – living a life of austerities and meditation
7. Shanti – peace even in the middle of samsara
8. Satyam – abiding in truth in all conditions
While physical flowers are great and should continue, we should try to offer these Maanasa pushpani throughout the day, not just during our puja!