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Vanamālā

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By Swami Harshananda

Vanamālā literally means ‘garland of forest flowers’.

If Viṣṇu’s garland is known as Vaijayantī, Kṛṣṇa’s is called Vanamālā. Since he spent his childhood days at Gokula[1] he loved to wear a garland[2] of flowers available in a forest.[3] They must be fresh flowers of all varieties with a large kadamba[4] flower in the center.


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Gokula is a small village situated in a forest area.
  2. ↑ Garland means mālā.
  3. ↑ Forest means vana.
  4. ↑ Kadamba means Nauclea cadamba.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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