Kharjūra
Kharjūra, “the date fruit”
Grammar: masculine and neuter noun.
Meaning: the date, a fruit.
In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa names dates, coconuts, mangoes and mādīphalas as the fruits the wise name as best for naivedya (food offered in pūjā) (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 64). In the Sarvaphalatyāga vrata of the Uttara Parva, khajūra is fourth of the sixteen fruits made in copper (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98).
Related terms: Naivedya · Vrata
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 64; Uttara Parva, Chapter 98