Markandeya Purana (Study)
by Chandamita Bhattacharya | 2021 | 67,501 words
This page relates 鈥楩oods and Oshadhis Used in Sacrificess (Yajniya)鈥� of the study on the Markandeya Purana, one of the oldest of the eigtheen Mahapuranas preserving the history, civilisation, culture and traditions of ancient India. The Markandeyapurana commences with the questions raised by Rishi Jaimini (a pupil of Vyasa), who approaches the sage Markandeya with doubts related to the Mahabharata. This study examines various social topics such as the status of women, modes of worship, yoga, etc.
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Foods and O峁dh墨s Used in Sacrificess (Yaj帽iya)
In the context of mentioning 辞蝉补诲丑墨 both 驳谤腻尘测补 (cultivated) and aranya (wild) are found.
We have the reference of fourteenth 辞蝉补诲丑墨s 苍补尘别濒测鈥�
- 膧岣峢补办补 (pigeon pea),
- 础峁嘘,
- 颁墨苍补办补,
- 碍辞谤补诲奴峁,
- Kulatthaka (bean),
- 骋辞诲丑奴尘补 (wheat),
- 惭腻峁 (kind of bean, black gram),
- 惭补蝉奴谤补 (kind of lentil or pulse),
- Mudga (green gram),
- 狈墨惫腻谤补 (wild rice),
- 笔补耻峁补谤补 (wild grain),
- Priyangu [笔谤颈测补峁単耻?],
- 艢测腻尘腻办补 (kind of wild grain),
- Tila (sesame seeds),
- 鲍岣嵞乺补 [鲍诲腻谤补?] (salted foods),
- Vrihi [痴谤墨丑颈?] (rice),
- Yatila (wild sesamum),
- Yava (Barley) etc.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid., 46. 70-72