Kāleyaka

Kāleyaka, “a fragrant substance”

Grammar: neuter noun; the name of a fragrant substance.

Meaning: a fragrant substance, named with musk and gorocana among the fragrances.

In the scriptures: Vyāsa tells the munis the rules of śrāddha. Among the fragrances and roots forbidden at śrāddha he names pūtika, mṛganābhi (musk), gorocana, padma-candana, kāleyaka, ugragandha, turushka, pālaṅka, kumārī, kirāta, piṇḍamūlika, gṛñjana, jīvaśata, pushpanālika, gandhaśūkara, halabhṛtya, sarshapa (mustard), onion, garlic, mānakanda, vishakanda, vajrakanda, gadāsthika, purushālva and piṇḍālu (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220).

Related terms: Śrāddha · Gandha · Mṛganābhi · Gorocana

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220