Kaṇṭakārī

Kaṇṭakārī

Grammar: feminine noun.

Meaning: a plant taken as a prāśana.

In the scriptures: Bhagavān Śiva teaches Devī Umā a tṛtīyā vrata for women, kept through twelve months from Māgha. Kaṇṭakārī is the prāśana of the eighth month, between the nimba leaf and water from a cow’s horn.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 21

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 21