Kunkuma
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
SB 3.23.32, Purport:
Auspicious substances include saffron, kuṅkuma and sandalwood pulp. Before taking a bath there are other auspicious substances, such as turmeric mixed with mustard seed oil, which are smeared all over the body. All kinds of auspicious substances were used to bathe Devahūti from top to toe.
SB Canto 4
SB 4.6.26, Translation:
After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes yellowish and fragrant due to the kuṅkuma from their bodies. Thus the elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.
| Page Title: | Kunkuma |
| Compiler: | Sahadeva, Mayapur |
| Created: | 24 of Mar, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=27, CC=10, OB=22, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 59 |