Kshīra-vṛksha

Kshīra-vṛksha · kshīra-vṛksha, “the tree with milky sap”

Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of kshīra (milk) and vṛksha (a tree).

Meaning: a tree with milky sap.

In the scriptures: in the Dharaṇī Vrata, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that the vratī walks five paces, washes hands and feet, cleans the teeth with a dātūn of a kshīra-vṛksha eight aṅgulas long, and does ācamana (Uttara Parva, Chapter 83). In the Tulā-dāna, toraṇas are made of the leaves of kshīra-vṛkshas (Uttara Parva, Chapter 175).

Related terms: Kshīrī

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 83, 175