Kirīṭa

Kirīṭa, “a crown”

Grammar: masculine and neuter noun.

Meaning: a crown.

In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa says that women in whose hand a mark such as the umbrella, crown, necklace or armlet appears become queens (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 5). The Uttara Parva says that all the world-benefiting grahas should be adorned with a kirīṭa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 141).

Related terms: Keyūra · Graha

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 5; Uttara Parva, Chapter 141