Bījapūra
Bījapūra · bīja-pūra, “full of seeds”
Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of bīja (seed) and pūra (full): “full of seeds”, the citron.
Meaning: the citron, one of the fruits offered at śrāddha.
In the scriptures: in the Brahma Purāṇa, Vyāsa teaches the munis the rule of śrāddha, the rite for the pitṛs. Among the fruits to be offered he names the mango, āmrātaka, bilva, the pomegranate, bījapūra (the citron), prācīnāmalaka, the coconut, parūshaka, the orange, the date, the grape, the black wood-apple, priyāla, the jujube, the wild jujube, vatsaka and vāraka (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220).
In the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa: The Vṛndāvana of Goloka is full of fruit trees: jambū, jujube, date palm, bījapūra (the citron), plantain, bilva and pomegranate (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 4). The orchards of Nanda‘s house in Vraja also have mango, madhūka, jackfruit, date palm, coconut, pomegranate, bilva, citron, orange, cashew and jambu (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 17).
Related terms: Phala · Śrāddha · Pitṛ
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapters 4, 17