From the Bhakti List Archives
K. Srinivasan
• Mon Jun 26 1995 - 13:00:10 PDT
A couple of things more about "Dharba".
The Tamil word for "Dharba" is "thooppul" = thooya pul = sacred grass.
Swami Vedhantha Desikar hails from the village of "thooppul".
It is refered to in many places.
Srinivasan K