Khasa

Khasa

Grammar: noun.

Meaning: a material put into the kalaśa.

In the scriptures: Śrī Kṛshṇa names it in two rites in the Uttara Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa. In the grahaṇa-snāna, khas goes into the kalaśas with pearl, gorocana, lotus, pañcaratna, sphaṭika, white sandal, tīrtha water, mustard, rājadanta, kumuda and guggulu (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 125). In the jala-dhenu dāna, khaśa goes into the kalaśa with pañcaratna, grain, dūrvā, pañcapallava, the herb called kushṭha, jaṭāmāṃsī, murā, priyaṅgu and āmalaka (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 153).

Related terms: Kalaśa · Guggulu · Jaṭāmāṃsī

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 125, 153