Balvaja

Balvaja

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: a grass.

In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa says that where muñja darbha is not to be had, the girdle of upanayana may be made of kuśa darbha, of the oshadhi called aśmantaka, or of the grass called balvaja, with one knot, or three, or five (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 3).

Related terms: Muñja · Kuśa · Aśmantaka · Upanayana

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 3