Mūṅga

Mūṅga

Grammar: masculine noun, the word as the Hindi print gives it (मूंग).

Meaning: a grain, born of a drop of amṛta.

In the scriptures: in the Śarkarā Saptamī vrata, Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that when Bhagavān Sūrya was drinking amṛta, the drops of amṛta that fell from his mouth became śāli, mūṅga and ikshu.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 49

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 49