Gṛharāja Prāsāda

Gṛharāja Prāsāda · gṛha-rāja-prāsāda, “the king of houses, a kind of prāsāda”

Grammar: masculine noun; gṛha (house), rāja (king) and prāsāda (temple).

Meaning: a kind of prāsāda, 14 hastas wide.

In the scriptures: Nārada names Gṛharāja among the kinds of prāsāda and gives its width as 14 hastas. He closes by saying that of the prāsādas, the two kinds Gṛharāja and Sarvatobhadra are dear to Sūrya Deva (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 130).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 130