Kusha (Sanskrit: कुश) also known as Darbha (Sanskrit: दर्भ) and Pavitram (Sanskrit: पवित्रम्), are the Sanskrit terms for Desmostachya bipinnata grass. This grass is of literary and ritual significance in Hinduism.[1]
In the performance of Vedic rituals such as the homa and tarpana, the kusha grass is shaped like a ring and is worn by a priest on the ring finger of his right hand.[2] The auspicious day for uprooting the sacred grass Kusha is the amavasya day of Bhadrapada month in Hinduism called as Kusha Amavasya.[3]
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- ^ "Kushagrahani Amavasya 2023: कुशग्रहणी अमावस्या पर एकत्र कर लें सालभर की कुश, जानिए तोड़ने का नियम और मंत्र". Jansatta (in Hindi). 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-02.