Nandivardhana
Nandivardhana · nandi-vardhana, “the one that increases joy”
Grammar: masculine noun; nandi (joy) with vardhana (increasing).
Meaning: a plant used in remedies for snake poison and in dhūpa.
In the scriptures: the Purāṇa uses the word in these places.
- For poison in the skin: jilleḍu root, uttarēnu, pippalī and nandivardhana are ground together and given to the bitten one (Chapter 35).
- For poison in the blood: the first medicine is vaṭṭivēru, candana, ceṅgalvakoshṭu, nandivardhana, mahākāla roots, vāvili roots, iṅgilīkam and black pepper (Chapter 35).
- In the Mṛta-sañjīvinī: it is among the materials of the medicine that Rudra told (Chapter 35).
- In the Nandā Saptamī: the Prabodha dhūpa is a mixture of black agaru, white lotus, sugandha-bāla, kastūrī, candana, nandivardhana, musta and śarkarā (Chapter 100).
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 35, 100
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 35, 100