Devotional attitude


Devotional attitude 139

Modest and self-effacing, it yields remarkable fruit.

The Mother



Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa., Rutaceae.
Bael tree, Bengal quince

Physical description:
Small greenish white star-shaped flower with four or five fleshy recurved petals and a centre filled with numerous short brownish white anthers - borne in axillary panicles. The significance also includes the trifoliate leaf and a large hard-shelled edible fruit. Small trees with sharp needlelike thorns.

Common name/s
Bel indien, Cognassier duBengal, Coing de l'Inde, Oranger de Malabar
Bael, bel, belgiri, beli, bila, sirphal (Bael, Bel, Belgiri, Beli, Bila, Sirphal)
Bel [Bengali]
Bilva, Bilvah, Bilwa, Shivadrumaa, Shivaphala, Vilva, Vilvam [Sanskrit]
Bilva, Bilva pandu, Maaredu [Telugu]
Kuvilam, Vilva marum, Vilvam, Vilvama [Tamil]
Mu ju [Chinese]
Berunoki, Igure marumerozu [Japanese]
Эгле мармеладная
Belbaum, Bengalische Quitte, Indische Quitte

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