Vishṇukāntā

Vishṇukāntā · vishṇu-kāntā, “beloved of Vishṇu”

Grammar: feminine noun; a compound of vishṇu and kāntā (beloved).

Meaning: a plant, glossed in the print as kṛshṇā śaṅkhapushpī.

In the scriptures: in the rite of the Vāstu-maṇḍala, the Vāstu-kalaśa is placed between the kuṇḍa and the Vāstu-vedī. Into it go seven kinds of soil and plants such as Indravallī, Vishṇukāntā and Amṛtī (Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 10–13).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 10–13