Droṇa (Flower)

Droṇa

Grammar: noun.

Meaning: a flower offered in a vrata.

In the scriptures: In the Aviyoga Tṛtīyā vrata, Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira of twelve flowers, month by month, for the pleasure of Bhagavān Śiva and Devī Pārvatī: nīla lotus, kanera, bilva leaf, palāśa, kubja, mallikā, pāḍhara, white lotus, kadamba, tagara, droṇa and mālatī (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 22).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 22