Nalinī
Nalinī, “a tank of lotuses”
Nīla has other meanings too: see all meanings of Nīla.
Grammar: feminine noun.
Meaning: a tank that has lotuses.
In the scriptures: Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas the general rule for the pratishṭhā of the nalinī, the vāpī and the hrada, a deep water body. On the day before, a gold image of Bhagavān Varuṇa receives jalādhivāsa with the mantra āpo hi shṭhā and pushpādhivāsa with one hundred lotus flowers. Pūjā is done on a kalaśa of Gaṇeśa, Varuṇa, Śaṅkara, Brahmā, Vishṇu and Sūrya; Varuṇa receives oblations of ghee and pāyasa. The water body is dedicated with a saṅkalpa, a yūpa is set up in the middle, a cow and dakshiṇā are given, and after the pūrṇāhuti arghya is offered to Bhagavān Sūrya.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 4–8
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 4–8