Kesara
Kesara
Grammar: masculine noun.
Meaning: a tree.
In the scriptures: the Madhyama Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa names sāla, khaira, palāsa, kesara, bela and bakula as trees whose yūpas (pillars) are praised in Kaliyuga, and says that planting Kesara destroys enemies (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 10–11). For deva-pratishṭhā (installing a devatā), those who know the śāstra also call āṃvalā, khadira and the kesara tree excellent for the sruvā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 19–21).
Related terms: Bakula · Yūpa · Sruvā · Khadira
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 10–11, 19–21