[3][4] Vaijayanti finds a mention in Vishnu Sahasranama, a stotra dedicated to Vishnu in the Mahabharata, as vanamali (forest flowers):[5] vanamalī gadī śarṅgī śaṅkhī cakrī ca nandakīśrīman narayano visnurvasudevo’bhiraksatu The garland of victory is mentioned in the Mahabharata, as made of never-wilting lotuses.In the Skanda Purana, Varuna presents Lakshmi with the garland as a wedding gift.
[6] According to the Vishnu Purana, the garland prominently displays five precious gemstones: emerald, sapphire, ruby, pearl, and diamond.
These correspond with the five classic elements commonly named earth, water, fire, air, and ether respectively.
[5][7] In the Shiva Purana, Vishnu offers his garland to his nephew Kartikeya, before his battle with the asura Taraka.
[9] In Sri Vaishnava tradition, the poet-saint Thondaradippodi Alvar is regarded to be a manifestation of the Vanamala.