Gomeda
Gomeda, “a gem”
Grammar: masculine noun.
Meaning: a gem, one of the ratnas used in pūjā and dāna.
In the scriptures: In the Vijayā Saptamī, a śukla saptamī falling on a Sunday, Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that the pradakshiṇā of Bhagavān Sūrya may be done with pearl, nīlam, pannā, gomeda, hīrā, vaidūrya and the like, or with fruits and flowers of the season (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 43).
In the Dhānyaśaila, the mountain of grain, the central Meru of grain is adorned on each side with gems: on the south with gomeda and pushparāga (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 195). In the Ratnācala, the mountain of gems, the eastern mountain, Mandarācala, is made of diamond and gomeda (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 202–203).
Related terms: Ratna · Pushparāga · Vaiḍūrya
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 43, 195, 202–203