Guvāka

Guvāka · guvāka, “the areca tree”

Grammar: masculine noun; the text brackets it सुपारी.

Meaning: the areca tree, whose planting gives siddhi (accomplishment).

In the scriptures: among the trees whose planting brings fruit, Guvāka gives siddhi (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 10–11).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 10–11