औद्दालक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

AUDDĀLAKA   A holy place of ancient india. The place got this name because the sage Uddālaka lived there. it is believed that if one bathes in this holy place one will be absolved of all his sins.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

औद्दालक  n.  n. ( fr. उद्- दालक), a kind of honey ( taken from certain bees which live in the earth), [Bhpr.]; [Suśr.]
    N. of a तीर्थ, iii."> [MBh. iii.]

Shabda-Sagara

औद्दालक  n.  ( - कं) A bitter and acrid substance like honey, said to be found in the nest of the white ant.