VIJAYA DASAMI - Significance of Shami Vruksha
On the day of Vijaya Dasami (Dasara) we come across a tradition especially in Karnataka, Andhra where people visit in the evening Shami Vruksha situated on the outskirts of their town or village and make circumambulations to the Shami tree. In fact Dharma Saastra prescribes that one should visit Shami Vruksha on the day of Viajaya Dasami during Aparaannah kaala. After that they also exchange the leaves of Shami Tree with their friends and relatives as a symbol of goodwill on the day of Vijaya Dasami reciting the following sloka..... शमी शमयतॆ पापं शमी शत्रु विनाशिनी । अर्जुनस्य धनुर्धारी रामस्य प्रियदर्शिनी ॥ ಶಮೀ ಶಮಯತೇ ಪಾಪಂ ಶಮೀ ಶತ್ರು ವಿನಾಶಿನೀ | ಅರ್ಜುನಸ್ಯ ಧನುರ್ಧಾರೀ ರಾಮಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನೀ || శమీ శమయతే పాపం శమీ శత్రు వినాశినీ అర్జునస్య ధనుర్ధారి రామస్య ప్రియదర్శినీ Samii samayate paapam Samii satru vinaasinii Arjunasya dhanurdhaari Raamasya priyadarsinii In Maharastra on the day of Vijaya Dasami people worship Aapta tree and exchange its...