urvaruka
उर्वारुक urvārukaA ripe cucumber or gourd that falls from its stalk of its own accord; the image at the heart of the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra for an un-clinging release from death.
Where this term appears
- The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Worship
Urvarukam iva bandhanat : "like an urvaruka from its stem." An urvaruka is a cucumber, or a gourd, or a ripe melon, the commentators differ on the exact fruit and it does not matter, because the point is not th…