Kunda

Kunda

Grammar: masculine or neuter noun; a flower.

Meaning: a white flower of pūjā.

In the scriptures: in the Saubhāgyaśayana vrata, the flowers of japākusuma, kusumbha, mālatī and kunda are held excellent (Uttara Parva, Chapter 25). In the vrata of the śukla tṛtīyās of Caitra, Bhādrapada and Māgha, on Māgha śukla tṛtīyā one gives a tulādāna of kunda flowers (Uttara Parva, Chapter 28).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapters 25, 28