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Kurca

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Kūrca, a Seat[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ↑ Scientific name of Kuśa grass is Poa cynosuroides.
  2. ↑ Scientific name of Vāraṇa wood is Crataeva roxburghii.
  3. ↑ Śrucas are the sacrificial ladles.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

Contributors to this article

Apurva Mahendra Bhangdia, Deval Sancheti

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