Devadāru
Devadāru · deva-dāru, “the wood of the devas”
Grammar: noun; a compound of deva and dāru (wood): “the wood of the devas”.
Meaning: the devadāru tree and its wood, used for dhūpa, for images, for samidhs and in remedies.
In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa names devadāru in many rites.
In dhūpa. Dhūpas of devadāru are among the upacāras of the pūjā of Brahmā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 17). Dhūpa is offered to Sūryadeva by burning guggulu, devadāru and drops of ghee (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 93). In the second list of offerings to each being, devadāru is for Gaṇādhipa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 57).
For images. The image of Kuja is made of gold or silver, or by ability of devadāru, other wood or candana (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 31). Devadāru is among the best trees for pratimās, and for brāhmaṇas devadāru, jammi, ippa and candana are auspicious. In the worship of the tree chosen for a pratimā, homa is made with devadāru samidhs (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 131).
In remedies. It is in the pills against a serpent’s poison when the poison has reached the seat of vāta, with duṇḍigapu root, mōraṭi, kuṃkuma flower, gajapippalī, coraṅgi, vasa, pippalī, ippa, ippa mūlaga, vāvili and iṅguva (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 35). It is in a pill against the poison of serpents, with varāhakarṇī, gajapippalī, gañjāyi, pippalī, ippa, vāvili and iṅguva, ground fine and rolled (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 36).
Related terms: Dhūpa · Guggulu · Candana · Samidh · Pratimā
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 17, 31, 35–36, 57, 93, 131