Wan Maha Chok

Ritual purpose

Metta/being liked, making trade prosper, customer draw, luck, reputation/status.

Botanical

Eucharis x grandiflora Planch. & Linden (Amaryllidaceae), a natural hybrid of E. moorei and E. sanderi brought to Thailand since King Prasat Thong's reign. SaimHerbal distinguishes it from ว่านมหาลาภ by darker, glossier, stiffer leaves and white flowers.

Origin / legend

Botanical/horticultural origin rather than occult legend; SaimHerbal gives a collector anecdote about the "true" plant being rare and often confused with มหาลาภ.

Consecration method (ปลุกเสก)

Carve the bulb/root into a Nang Kwak or Phra Sangkachai figure and "perform a rite" (procedure unspecified by source); alternatively grind/rub the tuber on the face/body and recite "นะโมพุทธายะ" 108 times. Plant on a waxing Buddhist holy day; recite "นะโมพุทธายะ" 3 times before watering.

Katha (คาถา)

• นะโมพุทธายะ

  namo buddhaya

  Homage to the Buddha — used both for the 108x body/face charm rite and for watering.

Application

Plant in the house or shop and worship/care for it; rub tuber material on face/body for charm and commerce per the folk method.

Taboos / restrictions (ข้อห้าม)

• SaimHerbal gives a purity warning to keep dirty things away, especially during menstruation — reported as a source claim, not academy instruction.

What the videos say

• LT Views says Wan Maha Chok is an auspicious ornamental flowering plant believed to bring luck, money, respect, fame, and metta-maha-niyom to the grower, especially a grower who practices moral conduct. The speaker gives plant-description details and mentions old Ayutthaya-era popularity, but no katha text is preserved in the excerpt. [video @ 0m15s]

Sources

• Baanlaesuan, "ว่านมหาโชค"
• SaimHerbal, "ว่านมหาโชค"
• Ananda, "ว่านมงคล 9 ชนิด"