Kaṃsāra

Kaṃsāra

Grammar: neuter noun.

Meaning: a sweet of wheat flour fried in ghee, with sugar syrup, as the text’s bracket explains it (pañjīrī).

In the scriptures: Brahmā names it twice as naivedya for Bhagavān Sūrya.

• In the Jayā Saptamī: ganneru flowers, red sandal, excellent guggulu dhūpa and naivedya of kaṃsāra are used in the pūjā of Bhagavān Sūrya (Chapter 96).
• In the Kāmadā Saptamī Vrata: in the third span, the four months from Kārtika, the naivedya is kaṃsāra, glossed as a dish of flour fried in ghee mixed with sugar (Chapter 105).

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 96, 105

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 96, 105