Kuḍmala
Kuḍmala, “a bud”
Grammar: masculine or neuter noun.
Meaning: a bud; here a flower of the vrata.
In the scriptures: in the Saubhāgyaśayana vrata the pūjā is done on the tṛtīyā of every month for a year, with a prāśana, a name for the dāna and a flower for each month. In the seventh month the prāśana is milk, the name Vāsudevī and the flower kuḍmala (Uttara Parva, Chapter 25).
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 25