Akharoṭa

Akharoṭa

Meaning: a fruit offered in a vrata.

In the scriptures: In the procedure of the Sāvitrī vrata, which Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira, the woman keeping the vrata places fruits and other items in a bamboo vessel and offers them to Devī Sāvitrī. Akharoṭa is among them, with nāriyala, khajūra, anāra, jāmuna, kaṭahala, guṛa, lavaṇa, jīrā and the Sāvitrī-sūtra (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 102).

Related terms: Sāvitrī Vrata · Saptadhānya

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 102