Damanaka

Damanaka

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: the plant dauna, a fragrant herb (Hindi daunā).

In the scriptures: in the Anaṅga Trayodaśī vrata, which Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira, the prāśana of Kārtika is the damana fruit, printed दमन and glossed दौना. In that month Bhagavān Śiva receives pūjā as Viśveśvara. The phala is mastery of the whole world by the strength of one’s own arm, and at the end life in Śivaloka (Uttara Parva, Chapter 90).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 90