Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s4.t2.84

v2.c27.s4.t2.84

I have derived the Phallus from Phalisa, the chief fruit. The Greeks, who either borrowed it from the Egyptians or had it from the same source, typified the Fructifier by a pineapple, the form of which resembles the Sitaphala,¹ or fruit of Sita, whose rape by Ravana carried Rama from the Ganges over many countries ere he recovered her.² In like manner Gauri, the Rajput Ceres, is typified under the coco-nut, or sriphala,³ the chief of fruit, or fruit sacred to Sri, or Isa (Isis), whose other elegant emblem of abundance, the kamakumbha, is drawn with branches of the palmyra,⁴ or coco-tree, gracefully pendent from the vase (kumbha).