Pitritirtha, 笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补, Pitri-tirtha: 9 definitions
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Pitritirtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term 笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 can be transliterated into English as Pitrtirtha or Pitritirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�).鈥擳he Kumbh墨p膩kanaraka (the hell of Kumbh墨p膩ka) in the land of the manes is called 笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补. There is a story about this in Dev墨 Bh膩gavata:
Once the sage Durv膩sas with his body smeared with ashes and wearing sacred berries went to Pit峁沴oka muttering "艢iva艣a峁卥ara sarv膩tman 艣r墨m膩tar bhuvane艣vari". The lord of the Pit峁沴oka received him with respect and worshipped him. While they were talking, Durv膩sas heard cries of agnoy from somewhere and the sage then asked Pit峁沶膩tha thus: "Oh lord of the Pit峁泂, I have heard you described as a very virtuous man. How can then such painful cries of distress be heard from here? "Oh, I am dying beaten", "Oh, I am being killed" "Oh, I am dying" and "Oh, I am being burnt" are some of the woeful shrieks I hear. What is the reason for this?" (See full article at Story of Pit峁�-迟墨谤迟丑补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�).鈥擲anskrit wordt which can mean any of the following:
1) The part between the forefinger and thumb.
2) A 迟墨谤迟丑补 ('sacred place of pilgrimage') of the 辫颈迟峁泂 (鈥渇athers鈥� or 鈥渁ncestors鈥�).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫颈迟峁洺倌俪蟛� (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�).鈥攏 S See under 迟墨谤迟丑补.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�).鈥�
1) Name of the place called Gay膩 where the performance of funeral rites, such as Sr膩ddhas in honour of the Manes, is held to be particularly meritorious.
2) the part of the hand between the fore-finger and the thumb (considered to be sacred to the Manes).
Derivable forms: 辫颈迟峁洺倌俪蟛筸 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶ムぎ啷�).
笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫颈迟峁� and 迟墨谤迟丑补 (啶む啶班啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�).鈥攏.
(-谤迟丑补峁�) 1. Gaya, the city so called, where the performance of funeral sacrifices is peculiarly efficacious and meritorious. 2. The part between the forefinger and thumb, sacred to the manes. E. 辫颈迟峁� a progenitor, and 迟墨谤迟丑补 a place of pilgrimage.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�):鈥擺=辫颈迟峁�-迟墨谤迟丑补] [from 辫颈迟峁�] n. 鈥楾墨rtha (sub voce) of the P掳s鈥�, Name of the place called Gay膩, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] part of the hand (= -迟补谤辫补峁嘺), [K膩ty膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra] [Scholiast or Commentator]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔颈迟峁泃墨谤迟丑补 (啶た啶む啶む啶班啶�):鈥擺辫颈迟峁�-迟墨谤迟丑补] (谤迟丑补峁�) 1. n. Gay膩, a place of pilgrimage; the part between the thumb and forefinger.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pitri, Tirtha.
Starts with: Pitritirthamahatmya.
Full-text: Pitritirthamahatmya, Paitra, Apasalavi, Pitritarpana, Kumbhipaka, Pitrya, Tirtha, Gaya.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 3a - Places of Pilgrimage < [Chapter 8 - Geographical data in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Part 3b - T墨rthas recommended for 艢r膩ddhas < [Chapter 8 - Geographical data in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 1 - Pur膩峁噄c Literature < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Pur膩峁噄c Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 204 - The Greatness of Pait膩maha T墨rtha < [Section 3 - Rev膩-kha峁囜笉a]
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Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 17 - Saptadasha Adhyaya (saptadaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]