Eraṇḍa
Eraṇḍa, “the castor tree”
Grammar: masculine noun. The text writes vardhamāna, and the print glosses it एरण्ड.
Meaning: the castor tree.
In the scriptures: In the Nīrājana Dvādaśī vrata, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that the nīrājana of Bhagavān Vishṇu is performed slowly with lamps fed with oil from vardhamāna, the castor tree (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 71).
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 71