Kaliṅga Fruit
Kaliṅga, “the watermelon”
Grammar: noun.
Meaning: a fruit; the print glosses it as watermelon.
In the scriptures: In the Sarvaphalatyāga Caturdaśī vrata, Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira to have sixteen fruits made in gold at the end of the year; kaliṅga is the eighth. On completion they are given to a brāhmaṇa who knows the Vedas, with the silver and copper fruits and the images of Dharmarāja and Rudra (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98).
Related terms: Kaitha · Kakaṛī
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98