Anāra

Anāra · anāra, “the pomegranate”

Grammar: masculine noun; the Hindi word used in the Uttara Parva text.

Meaning: the fruit anāra, given as dāna and offered in pūjā and vratas.

In the scriptures: on Kārttika pūrṇimā, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira, anāra is among the fruits to be given as dāna, with kelā, khajūra, nāriyala, santarā and others (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 100). In the Sāvitrī vrata, it is among the things placed in the bamboo vessel and offered to Devī Sāvitrī (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 102). It is also among the naivedya in the pūjā of the Aśoka tree in the Aśokavrata of Āśvina śukla pratipadā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 9–10), among the offerings to the Meghapālī creeper on Āśvina kṛshṇa tṛtīyā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 16–17), and among the materials placed in the bamboo vessel for the arghya to Agastya Maharshi (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 118).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 9–10, 16–17, 100, 102, 118