Vittashathya, Vittaśāṭhya: 3 definitions
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Vittashathya 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 Vittaśāṭhya can be transliterated into English as Vittasathya or Vittashathya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - (Ganesha)Vittaśāṭhya (वित्तशाठ्य) refers to “those who have a disinclination to spend money”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.18 (“Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Gaṇeśa: “[...] After making the eight-petalled lotus diagram on the ground in accordance with Vedic injunctions a sacrifice shall be performed by the liberal people who have no disinclination to spend money (vittaśāṭhya-vivarjita). Two women and two students shall be worshipped and fed in front of the idol duly. [...]”.
Ganapatya (गाणपत्य, gāṇapatya) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Ganesha is revered and worshipped as the prime deity (ishta-devata). Being a minor though influential movement, Ganapatya evovled, llike Shaktism and Shaivism, as a separate movement leaving behind a large body of literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvittaśāṭhya (वित्तशाठ्य).—n S Parsimoniousness or penuriousness; esp. niggardly discharge of the duties of charity whilst in the possession of wealth.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVittaśāṭhya (वित्तशाठ्य):—[=vitta-śāṭhya] [from vitta > vid] n. cheating in money matters, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2f - Madanadvādaśī-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 265 - Aśūnyaśayana-Vrata < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 268 - Description of Pṛthvīdāna (Pṛthvī-dāna) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 26 - The Observance Called Madhūka Tṛtīyā < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)