[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) › v2.c4.143 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.143 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.143 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.143) Puṣkara is the name in the Rigveda¹ and later² of the blue lotus flower. The Atharvaveda³ mentions its sweet perfume. The lotus grew in lakes, which were thence called puṣkariṇī, ‘lotus-bearing.’⁴ That the flower was early used for personal adornment is shown by an epithet of the Aśvins, ‘lotus-crowned’ (\*puṣkara-sraj\*).⁵ - [Previous: v2.c4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.142) - [Next: v2.c4.144](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.144) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.143) · Pramāṇa