Dakshiṇāvarta Śaṅkha

Dakshiṇāvarta Śaṅkha · dakshiṇa-āvarta śaṅkha, “the right-turning conch”

Grammar: masculine noun; dakshiṇa (right) with āvarta (turning) and śaṅkha (conch).

Meaning: the conch that turns to the right, used for offering arghya.

In the scriptures: In the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, in the arghya mantra of the pūjā, the worshipper says: “O Devī! Accept this arghya, made fragrant in a dakshiṇāvarta śaṅkha, with gajuka, flowers and sandal, and holy because it is water of the puṇya-tīrthas” (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 55).

Related terms: Śaṅkha · Arghya · Pūjā

Sources

• Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 55