Gairika

Gairika

Grammar: neuter noun.

Meaning: a mineral earth.

In the scriptures: At the pāraṇa of the Phala Saptamī vrata, a pair of red garments of the colour of gairika and such mineral earths is given to the ācārya. One who smears and cleans the temple of Bhagavān Sūrya with gairika and other minerals gains great wealth and is freed from all disease (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 64, 68).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 64, 68