Dīpaka

By Jit Majumdar

1. lighting; illuminating; inflaming
2. lamp; flame
3. another name for Kāma; the saffron plant (Crocus sativus); a famous rāga, which is rarely sung in modern times and is considered as having he power to set the surroundings on fire if sung perfectly.

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