Samidh
Samidh · sam-idh, “the sacred firewood”
Araṇi has other meanings too: see all meanings of Araṇi. Arka has other meanings too: see all meanings of Arka.
Grammar: feminine noun, from sam (together) and the root idh (to kindle): “that which kindles”.
Meaning: the sacred firewood offered in the homa.
In the scriptures: Sumantu Muni teaches that every day, after bathing and the anushṭhānas, the brahmacārīs are to gather fruits, flowers, water, samidhs, various sticks, clay and darbha. The brahmacārī gathers samidhs from afar and stores them on the upper part of the house (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 4). In the śānti of the grahas, ten thousand āhutis are given with samidhs of khair and gūlar for Maṅgala and of apāmārga for Budha (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapter 20).
Related terms: Homa · Brahmacārī · Darbha
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 4; Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapter 20