Guḍūcī

Guḍūcī · guḍūcī, “a homa material, printed guruca”

Grammar: feminine noun; printed in the Hindi of the text as guruca.

Meaning: a material of homa.

In the scriptures: guruca is named among the homa materials, with ghee, milk, pañcagavya, dadhi, madhu, lājā, jīvantī, kūshmāṇḍa, tinduka, dūrvā of three blades and many others. The chapter teaches that these have a fixed measure, to be learned from the śāstra (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18).

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18