Kurca
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By Swami Harshananda
Kūrca, a Seat
Kuśa grass[1] is widely used in Vedic sacrifices for various purposes. Kūrca is a bundle of this grass generally used as a seat or a sort of a cushion on which the sacrificer and the adhvaryu priest sits.
Kūrca, a Plate
Kūrca is also the name of a small elongated plate made of Kuśa grass or Vāraṇa wood.[2] It is about 36 aṅgulas in length and shaped like a tortoise or a dolphin. It is kept on the west of the āhavanīya fire. The śrucas[3] are kept on it when not in use.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
