In general, the act of purifying something by sprinkling water is called Abhyukṣaṇa (Abhyukshana) .According to Vāyupurāṇa (Vayupurana), after washing the containers used in rituals like śrāddha (sraddha; rites dedicated , and after performing ācamana, water is to be sprinkled over them — this is abhyukṣaṇa. In fact, abhyukṣaṇa is sprinkling water over things brought by […]

In Vāyupurāṇa (Vayupurana)and Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa (Brahmandapurana), there is discussion about the alaṃkāra(s) (alamkara; ornament). There are about 300 musical alaṃkāra(s). This musical alaṃkāra is defined as the connection between the varṇa and pada(s), with their anuguṇa (anuguna; following attributes). Sangītālaṃkāra (Sangitalamkara; musical ornaments) is expressed by the association of pada (meaningful word) and vākya (utterance) — […]

A kind of kohl. There can be six types of añjana (anjana): sauvīra (sauvira), yāmuna (yaamuna), tuttha, mayūragrīvaka (mayuragrivaka), darvikā (darvika) and meghanīla (meghanila) — sauvīraṃ yāmunaṃ tutthaṃ mayūra-yāmunaṃ tathā/ darvikā meghanīlaśca añjanani bhavanti ṣaṭ. Ayurveda has use of all these six types of kohl. Sauvīra is the sap of a plant; yāmuna, a certain stone; meghanīla, a metallic element; and mayūragrīvaka, a gemstone. Kohl […]

Irāvatī(Iravati) is the daughter of Uttara, who was the son of King Virāta (Virata). In Bhāgavatapurāṇa (Bhagavatapurana) it is said that Irāvatī was married to Parīkṣhit (Parikshit), grandson of Arjuna.