Vanamālā

By Swami Harshananda

Vanamālā literally means ‘garland of forest flowers’.

If Viṣṇu’s garland is known as Vaijayantī, Kṛṣṇa’s is called Vanamālā. Since he spent his childhood days at Gokula^[1] he loved to wear a garland^[2] of flowers available in a forest.^[3] They must be fresh flowers of all varieties with a large kadamba^[4] flower in the center.

References[edit]

↑ Gokula is a small village situated in a forest area.
↑ Garland means mālā.
↑ Forest means vana.
↑ Kadamba means Nauclea cadamba.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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[1] Gokula is a small village situated in a forest area.

[2] Garland means mālā.

[3] Forest means vana.

[4] Kadamba means Nauclea cadamba.

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