When the entire nation is under the grip of a life-threatening pandemic, it is imperative to remember Dronagiri’s therapeutic herbs: Mruthasanjeevani, Vishalyakarani, Sandhanakarani and Savarnyakarani (Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, 74th chapter, Yuddakanda, Slokas 29-34).

1. In Hinduism, Sanjeevani is a magical herb which has the power to cure serious nervous system disorders. It is believed that medicines prepared from this herb could revive the patient in any situations where death is almost certain
2. When Lakshmana is badly wounded and is nearly killed by Indrajita, Hanuman (the Sankatmochan) was called upon to fetch this herb from the Mount Dronagiri (Mahodaya) or Gandhamardhan hills, far to the north of the Vindhyas on the slopes of the Himalayas
3. The mountain of herbs is identified as the Valley of Flowers near Badri in Uttarakhand on the slopes of the Himalayas. It is sometimes called Gandhamardan, and at other times Dronagiri.
4. Several plants have been proposed as possible candidates for the Sanjeevani plant, including: Selaginella bryopteris, Dendrobium plicatile (synonym Desmotrichum fimbriatum), Cressa cretica, and others.
5. The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in northern India committed an initial 250m rupees (£2.8m) of state money to search for Sanjeevani Booti starting in August 2016. The search was focused on the Dronagiri range of the Himalayas near the Chinese border.
6. Before that in 2008, Acharya Balkrishna of Patanjali Yogpeeth had reported that phen kamal (Saussurea gossypiphora) which grows above 4,300 m is the Sanjeevani.
7. A study by Dr KN Ganeshaiah, Dr R Vasudeva and Dr R Uma Shaanker of the University of Agricultural Science, identifed three plants that resembled Sanjeevani or the word sounding phonetically similar to it: Selaginella bryopteris, Cressa cretica and Desmotrichum fimbriatum
8. A 2005 research by the Department of Biotechnology, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior on Selaginella bryopteris showed that it can promote growth and protect against heat shock and apoptotic activities of ultra violet rays and oxidative stress.

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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttānapāda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
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Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
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The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"