Vṛntāśoka

Vṛntāśoka · vṛnta-aśoka

Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of vṛnta (stalk) and aśoka.

Meaning: a flower, a kind of aśoka, brought for the pūjā of the pitṛs.

In the scriptures: In the Brahma Purāṇa, Vyāsa teaches the munis the rules of śrāddha, the rite for the pitṛs. The flowers to be brought with effort for the pūjā of the pitṛs are jāji (jasmine), campaka, loddhra, mallikā, bāṇa-kusuma, barbari, aśoka, vṛntāśoka, aṭarūśa, mango blossom, tilaka, the lotus, gandha-śephālikā, kubjaka, tagara, āraṇya-mṛga, ketakī, yūthikā, atimukta, kamala, kumuda, padma and puṇḍarīka (Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220).

Related terms: Aśoka · Śrāddha · Pitṛ · Pushpa

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 220