About Sanjeevani

Sanjeevani booti – Ramayana

The magical plant Sanjeevani is of vital importance in the epic Ramayana. During the fierce war between Ravana’s son Indrajit and ram’s brother Lakshman, a dangerous arrow could have changed the course of war by killing Lakshman.

Lakshman was nearly killed by Indrajit during which despair hour Hanuman approached the Lankan Royal doctor Sushena for guidance. Sushena adviced Hanuman to fetch the four divine herbs from Dronagiri Hills which are mentioned as follows – “Mrutha Sanjeevani, Vishalyakarani, Sandhanakarani and Savarnyakarani.”

Among them Sanjeevani is described as the most powerful and magical herb which has the power to cure any disease and could even revive a dead person. Upon reaching Mount Sumeru, Hanuman was unable to identify the herb and decided to lift the entire mountain and brought it to the battlefield.

Uttarkhand’s Leap

Some references in scientific literature list Selaginella bryopteris as the Sanjeevani mentioned in Ramayana which can be found in Himalayas. It is also written in the scriptures that Sanjeevani glows in the dark. Various people have been searching for the herb from long back and have not found it yet.

Uttarkhand government has taken steps to find this marvelous plant by funding the project with 25 crores. The department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy in Uttarakhand has formed a committee for the purpose. This committee is intended in identifying the epic plant having life-saving qualities.

The panel comprises of four Ayurveda experts who will begin the search from August. It is also said that this herb is present in the Dronagiri area of Indo – China border.

If this herb is found it would turn up the pages of Indian medical history and would take our country to greater heights with the booming market for such medicines. These sincere spiritual efforts could create a new era for India.