Añjana
“collyrium”
object · 1 work · 3 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Paridhi · Traikakuda · Yamunā · collyrium · ointment · the mountain-born collyrium · Āñjana
spoken of as
1 expressionOintment“añjana”1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
Our two eyes are honey-bright, the ointment unites our countenances.
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Ritual eye-collyrium (añjana) treated as a personified healing substance: it expels jaundice, fever, sorcery, ill-omen, and demons, and is bound on as a protective amulet.
May Mitra and Varuṇa follow after you, O Añjana.
O divine Añjana, O Traikakuda, protect me on all sides.
The collyrium that bestows four heroes is bound upon you;