Kaṅkola

Kaṅkola

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: a fruit, taken as a prāśana and made in silver in the vratas.

In the scriptures: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa names it to Yudhishṭhira in two vratas.

• In the Anaṅga Trayodaśī Vrata: in Phālguna the name of Bhagavān Śiva is Hareśvara, the prāśana is kaṅkola, and the phala is beauty beyond compare (Chapter 90).
• In the Sarvaphalatyāga Caturdaśī Vrata: kaṅkola is the eleventh of the sixteen fruits made in silver (Chapter 98).

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 90, 98

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 90, 98