Tumburu (Plant)
Tumburu · tumburu, “the tumburu plant”
Tumburu has other meanings too: see all meanings of Tumburu.
Grammar: masculine noun; the name of a plant.
Meaning: a plant whose produce may be used at śrāddha, the rite for the pitṛs (ancestors).
In the scriptures: in the Brahma Purāṇa, Vyāsa teaches the munis what may and may not be offered at śrāddha. Among the further substances allowed he names dāḍima (the pomegranate), māgadhī (long pepper), nāgara (dry ginger), ārdraka (fresh ginger), tittiḍi (tamarind), āmrātaka, jīvaka and tumburu. Pāyasa, sweet drinks, sweet mangoes and cow’s milk are praised, and whatever is tasty, soft, slightly sour or slightly pungent; only what is sweet and fit for the devas is to be arranged (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220).
Related terms: Śrāddha · Pitṛ · Āmrātaka · Dāḍima
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220