Jaṭāmāṃsī

Jaṭāmāṃsī

Grammar: feminine noun.

Meaning: a fragrant substance.

In the scriptures: the Bhavishya Purāṇa names it in these places.

• It is in the second medicine for poison in the blood, with vāṅkuḍu, tēlukoṇḍi, peddapāpara, root and saptagandha ghṛta (Brahma Parva, Chapter 35).
• Bhagavān Sūrya is worshipped with fragrant substances: gandhakuṭi, jaṭāmāṃsī, camphor, agaru, sandal and other auspicious things (Brahma Parva, Chapter 115).
• It is put into the kalaśa of the jala-dhenu (Uttara Parva, Chapter 153).

Related terms: Jala-dhenu · Agaru · Gandha

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 35, 115; Uttara Parva, Chapter 153