Bhrigutirtha, Bhṛgutīrtha, Bhrigu-tirtha: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bhṛgutīrtha can be transliterated into English as Bhrgutirtha or Bhrigutirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhṛgutīrtha (भृगुतीर्थ).—A place made sacred by the performance of tapas by Bhṛgu. (For more details see the 6th para under Bhṛgu).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhṛgutīrtha (भृगुतीर्थ).—The place where the sage Bhṛgu performed austerities until he was covered by an ant-hill; Umā asked Śiva to bless him; the Lord replied that he was not free from anger; and tested it by sending dharma as a bull to ruin the ant-hill; seeing it, the sage cursed the animal. But later finding that it was the Lord's act uttered the prayer,*
- * karuṇābhyudaya and was blessed with a tīrtha on the Narmadā;
1) Matsya-purāṇa 193. 23-49. merits of the place.2) Ib. 193. 50-60.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami TempleBhṛgutīrtha (भृगुतीर्थ) refers to one of the Tīrthas (“sacred water-bodies”) mentioned in the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—A māhātmya usually describes the Tīrthas (sacred water-bodies) in the surroundings of the centres that figure in that māhātmya. In the eleventh chapter Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, too, we find a list of Tīrthas around the Tiruvanantapuram Temple [e.g., Bhṛgutīrtha] describing its legends and glory.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhrigu, Tirtha.
Starts with: Bhrigutirthamahatmya.
Full-text: Bhrigutirthamahatmya, Rudraloka, Kanvatirtha, Ramatirtha, Anantatirtha, Dakshinaganga, Abhisheka.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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