[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s21.1053 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1053 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1053 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.1053](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1053) Puṇḍarīka denotes the blossom of the lotus in the Rigveda¹ and later.² The Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa³ states that the lotus flower is born of the light of the Nakṣatras, and the Atharvaveda⁴ compares the human heart to the lotus.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.1052](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1052) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.1054](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1054) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Linked texts (3) - [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.pancavimsa) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1053](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1053) · Pramāṇa