Mātuluṅga
Mātuluṅga · mātuluṅga, “a citrus fruit, glossed bijaurā nīmbū”
Grammar: neuter noun; the Hindi glosses it बिजौरा नींबू.
Meaning: a fruit, the bijaurā nīmbū.
In the scriptures: It is a homa material (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18). Mātuluṅga with rock salt is among the things commended in the meal (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 10–13). It is the second of the fruits to be eaten in the twelve months in order (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 42). It is the second of the sixteen fruits made in gold in the Sarvaphalatyāga vrata (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 98).
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18; Bhāga 2, Chapters 10–13; Uttara Parva, Chapters 42, 98