Panchamrita

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Panchamrita (Sanskrit: pañcāmṛta) generally refers to a collection of five sweet things used in Hindu worship services.[1] It is a Sanskrit compound of two words.

  • Pancha (Sanskrit: Pañca) means "five".[2]
  • Amrita (Sanskrit: Amṛta) is the nectar of immortality, a substance consumed by deities.[3]

Panchamrita is also the name of famous book of Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu, published by Sant Sri Asaramji Ashram. The book is a compilation of 5 books namely:

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ For definition of पञ्चामृत (IAST: pañcāmṛta ) as "the collection of five sweet things used in worshipping deities" see: Apte 1965, p. 578.
  2. ^ Apte notes that as the first member of a compound, the word पञ्चन् ("five") drops its final न्; nominative form is पञ्च. See: Apte, p. 578.
  3. ^ For definition of अमृत (amṛta) adjectivally as "not dead" and nominally as "Nectar of immortality, ambrosia, beverage of the gods", see: Apte 1965, p. 138

The ingredients for Panchamrit are 1) Honey 2) Milk 3) Curd 4) Sugar 5) Ghee

[edit] References

  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1965), written at Delhi, The Practical Sanskrit Dictionary (Fourth revised and enlarged ed.), Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, ISBN 81-208-0567-4
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