Devanagari: अष्ट सौगन्ध्य ISO15919: aṣṭa saugandhya also written as asht saugandhya

The eight divine fragrances that emanate from the divine form of Shri Krishna.

  • the fragrance of His lotus face,
  • the fragrance of the harichandana paste smeared on His body,
  • the combined fragrance of harichandana and kumkuma,
  • the fragrance of the tulsi strung on the vanamala,
  • the fragrance of the various forest flowers strung into garlands,
  • the combined fragrance of kumkuma and musk,
  • the combined fragrance of kumkuma and wild flowers,
  • the fragrance of His lotus face combined with all other fragrances.

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REFERENCE

Practise Powerful Meditation, Ch. 8