Ajaśṛṅgī

Ajaśṛṅgī · aja-śṛṅgī, “the one like a goat’s horn”

Grammar: feminine noun; aja (goat) with śṛṅga (horn).

Meaning: a creeper.

In the scriptures: In the Navagraha-śānti that Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira, each graha has his own naivedya. Rāhu receives the pulp of the fruit of the creeper named ajaśṛṅgī (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 141).

Related terms: Rāhu · Naivedya · Navagraha-śānti

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 141