Śrīparṇī
Śrīparṇī · śrī-parṇī
Grammar: feminine noun; also śrīparṇika.
Meaning: a tree whose wood is used for the sruvā and for a mūrti.
In the scriptures: Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas that in Kaliyuga, when woods such as candana, agaru, bilva, śrīparṇika and padmakāshṭha are lacking, a clay mūrti should be made (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapter 12). The woods praised for the sruvā, the ladle used in yajña rites, are śrīparṇī, śiṃśapā, kshīrī, bilva and khadira (Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 19–21).
Related terms: Sruvā · Mūrti · Bilva
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 12, 19–21