Classic Sambrani – Pure Benzoin Blend Incense Sticks

“There is something called sambrani which is a very powerful substance. If people want to do some auspicious event, they burn sambrani. When people are ill, the first thing they do is burn sambrani. It has now been found that it also kills certain types of bacteria in the air and on surfaces.

It is a certain kind of resin which a tree drips. You will see massive trees in the forest where people have carved into the tree in the pursuit of sambrani. The trees look solid outside, but there is a cavity inside where this resin drips. I do not know the natural reason why these resins come out, but people gather this. It is a precious little material and you have to walk miles to get a substantial amount of resin, because these trees have to be mature. That means they must be at least over thirty to fifty years old, otherwise you do not get it.

Sambrani has a powerful impact on the atmosphere. It is not necessarily a fragrance but a substance which purifies the air and makes the atmosphere feel livelier. If you burn mild sambrani in the house, though you are indoors, it will make it feel like outdoors, an unstructured space. Especially if a death happens in the family, sambrani is burnt for up to twelve days, because they want to clear that air completely.” 

Sadhguru