Drākshā

Drākshā

Grammar: feminine noun.

Meaning: a fruit named in a vrata.

In the scriptures: In the Kumāra Shashṭhī vrata, the fruits to eat in the twelve months are given in order: nārikela, mātuluṅga, nāraṅgī, panasa, jambīra, dāḍima, drākshā, āmra, bilva, āmalaka, kakaḍī and kelā. If these are not available, one takes the fruits available at that time. Śrī Kṛshṇa tells this to Yudhishṭhira (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 42).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 42