Chid-Vastu
2.Sandalwood :It stands for exception to it's class as the wood .As wood promotes fire but applications of the sandalwood promote cooling effect in fevers .Its smell has given a divinity and hence it is used in all rituals .This wood is slow growing ,heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades.Due to its long standing aromatic virtue it is applied to the bodies of the saints before Samadhi.
It is said that Goddess Laxmi stays in the sandalwood tree.
In Buddhist traditions; Sandalwood scent is believed to transform the desires and maintain the alertness in meditation.
In jain traditions,saints bless the devotees by putting the sandalwood powder on their heads ,as the carrier of the divine message ,named as the vascape.
Astrologically sandalwood is connected to the moon .So when mixed with the turmeric powder and saffron it gives effect like the Gajkesari yoga .So everyday who puts this mixed paste on the forehe...