Ājya Dhūpa
Ājya Dhūpa · ājya dhūpa, “ghee dhūpa”
Grammar: masculine noun; ājya (ghee) with dhūpa (fragrant smoke).
Meaning: dhūpa of ghee.
In the scriptures: Brahmā tells of the Jayantī Saptamī, the śukla saptamī of Māgha, with its four pāraṇas. In the first pāraṇa, of Māgha, Phālguna and Caitra, Bhagavān Sūrya is worshipped with śivamallī flowers, kuṅkuma anointing, laḍḍus as naivedya and ghee dhūpa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 97).
In the Aparājitā Saptamī, the śukla saptamī of Bhādrapada, the second pāraṇa, from Mārgaśira, has white ganneru flowers, white sandal, ghee dhūpa and pāyasa as naivedya (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 98).
Related terms: Dhūpa · Ājya · Jayantī Saptamī · Aparājitā Saptamī
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 97–98