202- Different flowers used in Worship

Agni said:

1-2. Lord Hari gets pleased with flowers, perfumes, inçense, lamps and offerings. Ishall describe you flowers which are fit and unfit for the god. Mälati is the excellent flower. Tamala (flower) confers enjoyment and emancipation. Mallika (jasmine) destroys all sins. (The flower) yūthikā gets the world of Vishnu. 

3. Atimukta will also get the same fruit. The patalā (flower) conveys one to the world of Vishņu. One gets the world of Vishņu with the karavira (flowers). One becomes fortunate with japa (flowers). 

4. One would reach the world of Vishņu with the pāvanti, kubjaka and tagara (flowers). (Onc would reach) the world of Vishņu with the karņikära. There would be destruction of sin with kuruntha. 

5-6. One will have an excellent position with lotuses, ketaki and jasmine. One would reach the world of Hari with båņa flowers, barbara and krishņā. Similar result would be got by ashoka, tilaka and atarūṣabhava. The leaves of bilva would confer liberation. One will have the supreme position with the leaves of sami. 

7-11. One would reach the world of Vishnu with the bhịrgarāja. One would have same fruits with the leaves of tamåla. The black and white basil, white lotus, blue lotuses, lotus, red lotus are meritorious. Lord Hari (gets pleased) with a garland of hundred lotus es. One would get enjoyment and emancipation and destruction of sin with nipa, arjuna, kadamba, vakula, fragrant kimśuka, munipuspa, gokarņa, nāgakarsa, sandhya flower, bilva, rañjani, ketaki, kūshmānda, timira, kuša, kāśa, sara, dyūta etc., maruvaka leaves and other fragrant (leaves and flowers). The god would get pleased with all (that is offered) with devotion. A flower is more meritorious than a lakh of gold and a garland, more than a crore times. 

12-15. It would be three times more meritorious with the forest flowers than with the flowers from one's own garden or another's garden, Oneshould not worship lord Vishņu with withered or broken (flowers) or (flowers) having more than the usual parts. (One would reach) hell (by worshipping) with kāñchandra, unmatta, girikarnikā, kutaja śälmaliya and sirisa. Lord Hari (is pleased) with sugandha, brahma, lotuses and blue lotuses. Lord Hara is worshipped with arka mandāra (and) dhustūra flowers. ,Oneshould not offer Kutaja, karkatt flowers and ketaki for Śiva. (Oneshould not use) kusmanda, nimba and wild flowers without fragrance in worship). 

16-18. One would get enjoyment and emancipation by worshipping gods with the eight flowers of gestures such as non-violence, conquest of senses, forbearance, knowledge, compassion and learning. Non-violence is the first flower. (The second) flower is the control of senses. Compassion for the beings is (said to be) all flowers. The flower of tranquility excells. Quietitude is a flower and penance is a flower, Meditation is the seventh flower. Truth is the eighth flower. Lord Keśava is pleased with these flowers. 

19-23. When lord Hari is worshipped with these flowers, he certainly gets pleased. O Excellent among men! There are other external flowers. When lord Vishnu is worshipped with devotion together with compassion, he gets pleased. Water is the flower for Varuņa. Ghee, milk and curd (are the flowers) for Soma. Food etc. (are the flowers) for Prajapati (Brahma) and incense and lamp for Fire (god). The fifth flower is the fruits and flowers of the forest. The kuša, roots etc. are the flowers of the earth. Fragrant sandal is that of the Wind (god). Earnestness is the flower for lord Vishņu. These are always the eight flowers. The seat, the form, the five limbs (such as the heart etc.) and Vishņu are the eight flowers. (Worshipshould be made with the names) Väsudeva and others for Vishņu and Iśhäna and others for Siva.