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Indonesiya-dīpa-paṭṭhānāni, purāṇa-kālehi paṭṭhāya, gandha-dīpā ti lokena paṭicca-ñātāni ahesuṃ. Etāni dīpāni, saggam-iva, aneka-vidha-gandhehi paripūraṇāni, yaṃ kiñci kammaṃ, yaṃ kiñci pāṇaṃ, tāni atīta-kālassa mahantāni saddhākāraṇāni ahesuṃ. Idha, mayaṃ catunnaṃ mukhyānaṃ gandhānaṃ itihāsaṃ, guṇe ca vibhāvemā. Musāṭaka, pala-puppha, lavanga, dārusīhaka ca – ime gandhā kevalaṃ rasana-suvaṇṇāni na honti, api ca bhesajja-guṇehi ca pūritā. Esa dīpa-rempānaṃ puññaṃ, yaṃ lokassa aññataraṃ mahantaṃ dānaṃ.
Musāṭakaṃ, yaṃ dīpānaṃ rājā ti vuccati, Maluku-dīpesu, visesato Banda-dīpesu, ādi-pattaṃ ahosi. Etassa gandhassa itihāso sovaṇṇam-iva jātako, yaṃ aneka-raṭṭhesu yuddhe ca vādavivāde ca paṭinivesesi. Purāṇa-kālehi paṭṭhāya, musāṭakaṃ mahagghaṃ ahosi, sovaṇṇato vā rajatato vā atirittaṃ mūlena vikkinnaṃ. Yāva-takaṃ yuddhetipi ahosi, etassa gandhassa adhipatiyaṃ gahaṇatthāya. Etassa virūpo gandha-paribhogo, madhura-tikhina-rasa-saṅkhāta, bhojanāni viseseti. Api ca, musāṭakaṃ kevalaṃ rasāya na paribhuttaṃ, api ca parampariya-bhesajjesu ca bahiddhā upayuñjitaṃ. Etassa dāru-vījam-iva disamānaṃ phalaṃ, ekam-eva rukkhassa dvīni guṇāni deti: musāṭakaṃ c’eva pala-pupphaṃ c’eva. Eso eva visesaguṇo, yaṃ etaṃ aññehi gandhehi visesi-karoti.
Kasi-saccānusārena, musāṭaka-rukkhā udaka-vaṭṭhānesu rammaṇīyesu ca vāyu-sañcaraṇa-sahitehi bhūmīsu uttamato vaḍḍhanti. Phalaṃ pakkaṃ hoti yadā, taṃ sahajena phussati, sāmāññato suvaṇṇa-vaṇṇam-iva. Pakka-phalaṃ ativiya manoharaṃ, bahi-tace rammā. Tadā, tasmiṃ phale dvinnaṃ bhāgānaṃ visesatā pākaṭā hoti: bahi-tacaṃ vā pala-pupphaṃ, yaṃ raktavaṇṇam-iva disati, anto ca bijam-iva musāṭakaṃ. Ayaṃ ubhaya-bhāvāvasthā eva musāṭaka-rukkhassa visesatā, yaṃ ekato dvīni-gandhāni labhati. Kasi-kammikā mahatā ussāhena ime phale saṅgaṇhantā, suddhaṃ ca uttamaṃ musāṭakaṃ niṭṭhaṅgamāpenti. Etassa paṭṭhānato āgataṃ musāṭaka gandha, lokassa ativiya abhiññātaṃ.
Pala-pupphaṃ, yaṃ musāṭakassa bahi-tacaṃ hoti, vījaṃ avaguhantaṃ, sukumāraṃ sovaṇṇa-vaṇṇaṃ disati. Taṃ musāṭakato atirittaṃ sukhumālaṃ ca tikhinaṃ ca rasaṃ deti. Musāṭakato bhiyyosomattaṃ, pala-pupphaṃ aneka-vidhesu rasanāsu paribhuttaṃ, visesato uttama-pākāni ca miṭṭha-rasāni ca. Etassa gandho madhuro, phalaṃ c’eva gandhavaraṃ ca. Itihāsikāni vatthūni dassenti, yathā pala-pupphaṃ mahagghaṃ ahosi, yaṃ rājakulehi ca sāmantehi ca ativiya paribhuttaṃ. Etassa bhesajja-guṇepi anekāni, yathā pācanassa sahāyatā ca hadaya-rogāni nivāretuṃ ca. Yaṃ hi uttama-guṇattaṃ pala-pupphaṃ, yaṃ mace hps ti vuccati, taṃ visesato hatthehi saṅkhittaṃ hoti, tasmā etassa visuddhattā ca guṇattā ca pākaṭā. Etassa ativisiṭṭha-guṇattā, bahu-pakāraṃ paribhuttaṃ, bhojanāni suvāsitāni kātuṃ, api ca kāya-saṃsuddhissa ca arogyassa ca sahāyatā kātuṃ. Etassa manohara-vaṇṇo ca sukhumāla-gandho ca pākānaṃ visesakarā bhavanti.
Lavangaṃ, yaṃ cīna-karaṇḍa ti vuccati, Moluccas-dīpānaṃ janmapadesato āgataṃ, yaṃ Gandha-dīpā ti lokassa ativiya abhiññātaṃ. Etassa gandhassa itihāso tīṇi sahassehi vassehi atirittaṃ purāṇataraṃ. Purāṇa-kālehi paṭṭhāya, lavangaṃ bhesajja-guṇehi ca suvāsana-guṇehi ca paribhuttaṃ. Cīna-raṭṭhe ca Bharata-raṭṭhe ca, lavangaṃ ativiya mahagghaṃ ahosi, yaṃ bhesajjesu ca bhojanāni suvāsitāni kātuṃ ca upayuñjitaṃ. Etassa tikhiṇa-madhura-gandho, yaṃ aññataraṃ visesaṃ, bhojanāni viseseti. Parampariya-bhesajjesu, lavangaṃ danta-vedanaṃ upasametuṃ ca pācanaṃ vaḍḍhetuṃ ca upayuñjitaṃ. Etassa antī-bakteriya-guṇā ca antī-inflammetorī-guṇā ca etaṃ mahantaṃ opadhiṃ karonti. Gandhāsu (spices in) anekesu pākāsu ca bhesajjesu ca, lavangaṃ pamukhaṃ thānaṃ labhati. Ādhunikāni vijjā-gahana-kammānipi etassa bhesajja-guṇe paṭicca-ñāni, visesato antī-oxidant-guṇe. Etassa ruppaṃ, sukkha-puppha-kolikam-iva disamānaṃ, suvaṇṇa-vaṇṇato kahala-vaṇṇaṃ hoti, yaṃ rasanāya ca arogyāya ca ativiya mahagghaṃ.
Dārusīhakaṃ, yaṃ lokassa sabbato purāṇatama-gandhesu aññataraṃ, anekesu sahassehi vassehi paṭṭhāya manuññaṃ ahosi. Etassa itihāso Ijiptiyanāmaṃ purāṇa-kālesu gopanaṃ. Tesaṃ samaye, dārusīhakaṃ bhesajjesu ca suvāsanesupi upayuñjitaṃ. Tassa madhura-usṇa-gandho, yaṃ cittaṃ paṭisaṃsarati, bhojanāni ca pānāni ca viseseti. Dvinnaṃ mukhyānaṃ dārusīhaka-pakārānaṃ visesatā: Ceylon-dārusīhakaṃ (Cinnamomum verum), yaṃ sukhumālaṃ ca madhuraṃ ca, api ca Cassia-dārusīhakaṃ, yaṃ tikhiṇaṃ ca paṭibaddhaṃ ca. Indonesiyā-raṭṭhaṃ Cassia-dārusīhakassa mahantaṃ utpādakaṃ ahosi. Etassa bhesajja-guṇe bahussutā, yathā leḍha-nivāre ca rakta-sakkharā-saññamaṃ ca. Antī-oxidant-guṇehi paripūraṇaṃ dārusīhakaṃ, kāya-saṃsuddhissa ca arogyassa ca sahāyatā kātuṃ ativiya sampaṭicchitaṃ. Etassa suvāsana-guṇā, yaṃ miṭṭha-pākāni ca pānāni ca upayuñjitaṃ, parivāra-pākāni viseseti. Dārusīhaka-kukkulaṃ, yaṃ suvāsanaṃ deti, gharesu ca pākālesu ca paribhuttaṃ.
Dīpa-rempānaṃ itihāso, yaṃ purāṇa-kālehi paṭṭhāya, lokassa saṃvattanaṃ visesesi. Ime gandhā, kevalaṃ rasana-suvaṇṇāni na ahesuṃ, api ca bhesajjaṃ, suvāsanaṃ, rājakula-sūcakaṃ ca. Indonesiyā-raṭṭhaṃ, Maluku-dīpehi c’eva Sumatra-dīpehi c’eva, imesaṃ gandhānaṃ mukhyo janmapadeso ahosi. Etassa desassa paṭibaddha-bhūmi ca udaka-vaṭṭhāni ca imesaṃ gandhānaṃ vaḍḍhanāya ativiya anukūlāni. Kasi-kammikā, parampariya-ñāṇehi paripūraṇā, mahatā ussāhena ime gandhā utpādenti. Etassa paṭṭhānato āgatāni purāṇa gandhā (heritage spices) lokassa aññataraṃ mahantaṃ dānaṃ ahosi, yaṃ ajjāpi parivāresu ca rasanāsu ca mahantaṃ guṇaṃ deti. Indonesiyā-raṭṭhaṃ atīta-kāle gandha-vīthīnaṃ majjhe thāne ṭhito, imesaṃ mahagghe gandhānaṃ lokassa aññataraṃ pamukhaṃ utpādakaṃ ahosi. Idāni-pi, etassa desassa gandhā ativiya abhiññātāni ca sampaṭicchitāni ca. Imesaṃ gandhānaṃ anubhāvo, kevalaṃ itihāse na parivāsati, api ca lokassa rasanāsu ca arogyasu ca ajjāpi anuppavāsaṃ deti.
Gandhānaṃ bhesajja-guṇā purāṇa-kālehi paṭṭhāya aññātā. Musāṭakaṃ, yaṃ manasi sahāyatā kātuṃ upayuñjitaṃ, niddāya ca upayuñjitaṃ. Pala-pupphaṃ, yaṃ pācanaṃ vaḍḍheti. Lavangaṃ, yaṃ danta-vedanaṃ upasameti, antī-bakteriya-guṇehi ca paripūraṇaṃ. Dārusīhakaṃ, yaṃ rakta-sakkharā-nivāranaṃ karoti, antī-inflammetorī-guṇehi ca yuttaṃ. Ime gandhā, kevalaṃ rasāya na upayuñjitāni, api ca kāya-saṃsuddhissa ca arogyassa ca rakkhāya ca upayuñjitāni. Parampariya-bhesajjesu, imesaṃ gandhānaṃ sattiṃ lokā ativiya saddahanti. Ādhunikāni vijjā-gahana-kammānipi imesaṃ guṇe paṭicca-ñāni, visesato antī-oxidant-guṇehi, yaṃ rogāni nivāretuṃ sahāyatā kātuṃ. Etassa bhesajja-guṇo, yaṃ lokassa aññataraṃ mahantaṃ dānaṃ, yaṃ imesaṃ gandhānaṃ atirittaṃ mahantaṃ karonti.
Ajjatana-kāle, gandhānaṃ guṇattaṃ ativiya mahagghaṃ. Lokassa cittesu, kevalaṃ rasaṃ na, api ca arogyaṃ ca visuddhattaṃ ca pamukhaṃ. Tattha, ayaṃ musāṭaka uttama (isa nutmeg) ca aññāni uttamagguṇa-gandhāni ca lokassa ativiya sampaṭicchitāni. Nipuṇā gandha-utpādakā, purāṇa-ñāṇehi c’eva ādhunika-vidhānehi c’eva yuttā, uttamagguṇa-gandhāni niṭṭhaṅgamāpenti. HPS (Hand-Picked Select) ti vuccati uttamagguṇa-pala-pupphaṃ, yaṃ hatthehi saṅkhittaṃ, visuddhattā ca guṇattā ca pākaṭā. Etassa guṇattassa rakkhāya, utpādakā mahantaṃ ussāhaṃ karonti, yaṃ lokassa ativiya abhiññātaṃ. Lokassa haṭṭesu, imesaṃ gandhānaṃ mūlaṃ ativiya vaḍḍhati, yaṃ etesaṃ mahagghe guṇe paṭicca-ñāpeti. Ādhunikāni vāṇijja-maggāni, yaṃ lokassa gandha-paribhoge sahāyatā kātuṃ, ativiya vaḍḍhanti. Indonesiyā-raṭṭhaṃ, etesaṃ gandhānaṃ janmapadeso, ajjāpi lokassa ativiya sampaṭicchitaṃ gandhāni deti.
Indonesiya-dīpānaṃ gandhā, musāṭaka, pala-puppha, lavanga, dārusīhaka ca – tāni kevalaṃ rasāya na paribhuttāni, api ca itihāsaṃ, saṅgatiṃ, arogyaṃ ca ativiya mahantaṃ guṇaṃ denti. Tesaṃ anubhāvo atīta-kālehi paṭṭhāya ajjāpi pavaṭṭati, yaṃ lokassa rasanāsu ca arogyasu ca mahantaṃ dānaṃ. Etāni gandhāni, yaṃ uttama-guṇena c’eva visuddhattena c’eva yuttāni, lokassa ativiya abhiññātāni.
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