Camarī
Camarī · camarī, “the yak or camarī deer”
Grammar: feminine noun; the camarī deer, glossed in the Telugu print as the yak.
Meaning: the camarī deer, an animal whose hair makes the cāmara whisk.
In the scriptures: In the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa teaches Nanda that the flesh of the camarī deer must not be eaten in Kali. It is named with water-dwellers, crocodiles, monitor lizards, frogs, cuñcukas, cows, elephants, horses and men (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 85).
Related terms: Abhakshya · Cāmara · Kali
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 85