Pushparāga
Pushparāga · pushpa-rāga, “the flower-coloured”
Grammar: masculine noun; pushpa (flower) with rāga (colour).
Meaning: a gem, the pukharāja.
In the scriptures: Brahmā tells Dindi of the Vyomabhadra offered to Bhagavān Sūrya on the Bhadrā Saptamī: in its middle is set an indranīla, and in the corners, in order, as means allow, pushparāga, marakata, padmarāga and fine māṇikya (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 101).
In the gift of the Dhānyaśaila, gomeda and pushparāga adorn the south side of the central Meru of grain (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 195). In the gift of the Ratnācala, the southern mountain, Gandhamādana, is of pushparāga joined with indranīla (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 202–203).
Related terms: Indranīla · Marakata · Padmarāga · Bhadra
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 101; Uttara Parva, Chapters 195, 202–203