Kaitha

Kaitha

Grammar: a Hindi fruit name.

Meaning: a fruit.

In the scriptures: In the Sarvaphalatyāga Caturdaśī vrata, Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira to have sixteen fruits made in gold at the end of the year; kaitha is the seventh. On completion they are given to a brāhmaṇa who knows the Vedas, with the silver and copper fruits and the images of Dharmarāja and Rudra (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98).

Related terms: Kakaṛī · Kaliṅga Fruit · Kākamācī

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98