Kalpavriksha: A Divine Tree of Heaven
Publisher: VIJAYPAL BAGHEL
Published: 2012
Place of publication: INDIA
Table of contents: title: KALPAVRIKSHA:  A DIVINE TREE OF HEAVEN; title: Kalpavriksha is a mythological wish fulfilling divine tree that is a common tropes in Sanskrit literature as per RIG VEDAS (1-15, 17-26). Kalpavriksha also known as Kalpataru, Kalpapadama, Kalpadruma, Baobab tree, Parijaat etc. Kalpavriksha originated during the Samundra Manthan along with the Amrita (ambrosia) & Kamdhenu cow. Fourteen treasures come out of the sea during the churning, in these the most important being Kalpavriksha. Adansonia digitata say of this baobab tree in botany. Kalpavriksha, the holy tree is a spritual tree specie whose average life is more than 2500-5000 years and is one of the chemist tree which are traditionally used for health promoting effects. Sage Durvara meditated under the Kalpavriksha.; title: Kalpavriksha has many spiritual, religious, medicinal, ecological, botanical values for nature balancing. It tree is most important in all floras and only one of biggest species on the earth planet. Kalpavriksha has five leaves and liquid in vascular bundles; its leaves have several manically medicinal properties and can be of great help in various deficiencies of calcium and vitamin. These leaves also contain Anti-Oxidants, which have Anti-Aging properties and help in staying younger and healthier for long time. The leaves of Kalpavriksha are also Anti-Allergic, Anti-Asthmatic, Anti Malaria, cures gastric, kidney and joint diseases and also help in treating   insect bites.; title: At Daksha Island in Kankhal, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) there planted Kalpavriksha Van, A divine forest of Kalpataru by an Indian volunteer organization Himalaya Vahihi. It’s first Baobab tree’s forest of the world. Vahini is planting more sapling of Kalpavriksha at all pilgrims and conducting mass movement as a mission, about 1000 years old two revered Kalpavriksha trees are worshiped at Mangaliyawas near Ajmer (Rajsthan) on an Amavasya day in Hindu month of Shravan. In the certain part if India especially coastal areas the coconut tree is referred to as Kalpavriksha and some persons refer to the Baniyan and Pipal tree as Kalpavriksha. According to the Padam Purana, Kalpavriksha tree is the Parijaat tree in Kuntoor near Barabanki, a unique tree; it’s brought from heaven for worship mother Kunti by her son Arjun. As per Shrimad Bhagvat,  Kalpavriksha is a wish full-filling tree.