Jambīrī

Jambīrī, “a lemon”

Grammar: the word as the text gives it, jambīrī nīmbū.

Meaning: a lemon.

In the scriptures: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira the Sarvaphalatyāga Caturdaśī vrata. At the end of the year, golden images of Rudra and Dharmarāja are set on two kalaśas and worshipped, and sixteen fruits are made in gold. The jambīrī lemon is the thirteenth, after aśvattha and before kelā.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98

Related terms: Jambīra

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98