Bījapūraka
Bījapūraka · bīja-pūraka, “the seed-filled fruit”
Grammar: masculine noun, a compound of bīja (seed) and pūraka (that which fills).
Meaning: a fruit filled with seeds.
In the scriptures: Śrī Kṛshṇa gives the rule that Bhagavān Śaṅkara told for the pleasure of Devī Pārvatī. One does the pūjā of Devadeveśa with fragrant things, leaves, flowers, fruit, naivedya cooked in ghee, rows of lamps, sugar, coconut, pomegranate, bījapūraka, jīraka, salt, kusumbha, kuṅkuma, and a copper vessel with modakas (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 24).
Related terms: Naivedya · Dāḍima
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 24