Tāḷinī
Tāḷinī
Grammar: feminine noun, as printed in the list.
Meaning: a thing forbidden at śrāddha, the rite for the pitṛs, named in the Vārāha śrāddha-kalpa.
In the scriptures: In the Brahma Purāṇa, Vyāsa teaches the munis the rules of śrāddha, the rite for the pitṛs. In the Vārāha śrāddha-kalpa, the rule of śrāddha that Vārāha saw, the things it forbids must not be given to brāhmaṇas at śrāddha, nor eaten. Among them are the naraka-giving things: the yajamāna who offers them falls, together with his pitṛs, into the naraka called Pūyavaha. The list is kusumbha greens, jambīra, sigruka, kovidāra, piṇyāka (oil-cake), viprusha, masūra, guñjana, śaṇa (hemp), kodrava, kokilāksha, cakra, kambuka, padmaka, cakora, the hawk, tāḷinī and the palmyra fruit. Rather than offer and eat what this kalpa forbids, it is better to eat one’s own flesh. If they are offered or eaten by mistake, unknowingly, one performs prāyaścitta: for seven days one lives on fruits, roots, milk, curd, buttermilk, gomūtra (cow’s urine) and gruel, and the fault of eating forbidden food is removed (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220).
Related terms: Śrāddha · Pitṛ · Pūyavaha · Śaṇa · Kodrava
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220