Camelī

Camelī

Grammar: feminine noun, the word as the Hindi print gives it (चमेली).

Meaning: a flower offered in the Rohiṇīcandraśayana Vrata.

In the scriptures: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira of the flowers for Bhagavān Vishṇu in the form of Candra in the Rohiṇīcandraśayana Vrata, one kind in each month in order from Śrāvaṇa. Camelī is the ninth. The print names jātī and camelī as separate flowers.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 206

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 206