Agnitirtha, Agnitīrtha, Agni-tirtha: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Agnitirtha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAgnitīrtha (अग्नितीर्थ).—On the southern bank of the Yamunā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 108. 27.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryagnitīrtha (अग्नितीर्थ).—n S See under tīrtha.
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
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tirtha, Agni.
Starts with: Agnitirtham.
Ends with: Jamadagnitirtha.
Full-text: Jamadagnitirtha, Pavakeshvara, Ashradudhana, Dushpanya, Tirtha.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Agnitirtha, Agnitīrtha, Agni-tirtha, Agni-tīrtha; (plurals include: Agnitirthas, Agnitīrthas, tirthas, tīrthas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 91 - Creation of Agni Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 33 - The Greatness of Agni Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 35 - Greatness of Agni Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 139 - The Greatness of Agnipāleśvara < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 45 - Agnitīrtha, Virañjana, Svargatīrtha etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 37 - Other Holy Places of Vārāṇasī < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Magaral < [Chapter VI - Temples of Kulottunga II’s Time]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 47 < [Shalya Parva]