Akshata

Akshata · a-kshata, “the unbroken”

Grammar: a (not) with kshata (broken).

Meaning: unbroken grains, an offering in pūjā and homa.

In the scriptures: Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas the śānti for a fault of Rāhu: on a Sunday, give ten thousand āhutis to Rāhu with curd, honey, ghee, dūrvā, akshata and the like, with the mantra कया नश्चित्र, and havana with caru (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapter 20).

Related terms: Rāhu · Āhuti · Dūrvā · Utpāta

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapter 20