Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4597
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4597
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(v) Kaustubha. This is the jewel of Mahāviṣṇu. (Ku= the Earth. Stubh=Pervades (spreads). Kaustubha= ocean. Kaustubha-obtained from the sea. This jewel obtained from the sea of milk at the time of its churning, is worn by Mahāviṣṇu on his neck. This is a red Jacinth.