Kākamācī

Kākamācī

Grammar: feminine noun.

Meaning: a plant with fruit.

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

Related terms: Kaitha · Kakaṛī

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98