Modaka

Modaka

Grammar: masculine noun.

Meaning: a pakvānna, a sweet food offered in vratas.

In the scriptures: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira to keep the vrata on eight Budhāshṭamīs, with one pakvānna on each, in order. Modaka comes first. The food is offered to Budha, and afterwards one eats with one’s dear friends.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 54

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 54