Caitra, Caitrā, Chaitra: 27 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Caitra (चैत्र) is the name of a leader of Gaṇas (Gaṇapa or Gaṇeśvara or Gaṇādhipa) who came to Kailāsa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.20. Accordingly, after Śiva decided to become the friend of Kubera:—“[...] The leaders of Gaṇas revered by the whole world and of high fortune arrived there. [...] Kāṣṭhāgūḍha, Sukeśa and Vṛṣabha each with sixty-four crores. Caitra, Nakulīśa and Svayamprabhu each with seven crores. [...]”.
These [viz., Caitra] and other leaders of Gaṇas [viz., Gaṇapas] were all powerful (mahābala) and innumerable (asaṃkhyāta). [...] The Gaṇa chiefs and other noble souls of spotless splendour eagerly reached there desirous of seeing Śiva. Reaching the spot they saw Śiva, bowed to and eulogised him.
2) Caitra (चैत्र) or Caitramāsa refers to the “month of March-April”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada the birth of Menā’s daughter:—“[...] The beloved of the mountain worshipped the Goddess along with Śiva, joyously. She gave charitable gifts always to the brahmins for their satisfaction. Desirous of obtaining a child, she worshipped Śivā everyday for twenty-seven years beginning it in the month of March-April [i.e., caitra-māsa]. Observing a fast on the eighth day of the lunar fortnight, she made charitable gifts of sweets, offerings of oblation rice cakes, puddings and fragrant flowers on the ninth day. [...]”.
1a) Caitra (चैत्र).—One of the nine sons of Svārociṣa-Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 19; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 12.
1b) A Paulastya and a sage of the Tāmasa Manvantara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 48.
2) Caitrā (चैत्रा).—The wife of Jyāmagha; gave birth to Vidarbha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 44. 32 and 36.
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Caitra (चैत्र).—The spring season starts in the month of Caitra. In the Āśvalāyana-śrautasūtra it is mentioned that a Brāhmaṇa can establish the sacred fires on the Parva day in the spring season
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Caitra (चैत्र) refers to the lunar month corresponding to March-April (when the full moon is in the constellation of Citra), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of Caitra painters, writers, singers, prostitutes, men learned in the Vedas and dealers in gold, the people of Pauṇḍra, of Auḍra, of Kekaya and of Āśmaka will suffer distress and there will be good rain throughout the land”.
Caitra (चैत्र).—The name of the first month of the year. Note: Caitra is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Caitra (चैत्र) is the first month of the “spring season” (vasanta) in the traditional Indian calendar, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The physician (bhiṣaj) should pay attention to the seasonal (ṛtu) factor in the use of medicinal drugs. Accordingly, “the bulbous roots in winter season (viz., Caitra), other roots in cold season and flowers during spring season are supposed to contain better properties. The new leaves or shoots in summer and the drugs, which grow in mud, like Lotus etc., should be used in autumn season”.
Caitrā (चैत्रा) is another name for Viḍaṅga, a medicinal plant identified with Embelia ribes Burm. f; from the Primulaceae or “primrose” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6. 27-29 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.— Note: Th. B.S. et al report that sometimes Embelia robusta C.B. Clarke with synonym Embelia tsjeriam-cottam A. DC. is used as a substitute or an adulterant. This variety is supposed to have similar properties.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Caitrā and Viḍaṅga, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Caitra (चैत्र) refers to the month corresponding to March-April, during which time snakes are born with evil habits, according to the 20th century Prayogasamuccaya (one of the most popular and widely practised book in toxicology in Malayalam).—According to the month in which they hatch, their characters differ. In that, the snakes born in caitra month (March- April) will have evil habits, those in dhanu (Dec- Jan) month will be strong and energetic, the ones in makara (Jan- Feb) month will be more poisonous than others. Snakes open their eyes on the 7th day after hatching and take further five days more to gain consciousness and to teeth. In another 30 days, they become poisonous.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Caitra (चैत्र), corresponding to “March-April”, refers to one of the months (māsa) in the Vedic calendar.—There are twelve months in a Vedic lunar calendar, and approximately every three years, there is a thirteenth month. Each month has a predominating deity and approximately corresponds with the solar christian months. [...] In accordance with the month of the year, one would utter the Vedic month, for example, caitra-māsi.
The presiding deity of Caitra is Viṣṇu.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Caitra (चैत्र) or Caitramāsa refers to the months “April/May” during which certain festivals may be observed, as discussed in chapter 14 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [pavitra-ādi-utsava-vidhi]: Brahmā wants to know about the festivals that are to be observed during the various months of the year. He is told about the birthday celebrations for Rāma (3-9a) and for Narasiṃha (9b-11a), both of which come in the first month (caitra-māsa—April/May); also in the same month are the flower festivals called vasantotsava and damanotsava (11-15) along with yet another flower festival, kalhārotsava (17-18). This last named festival as well as the vasantotsava-festival may alternatively come in the following month [vaiśākha—May/June].
2) Caitra (चैत्र) refer to the months of April-May which is associated with various festivals, as discussed in chapter 27 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [saṃvatsarotsava-vidhi]: Bhagavān says that the (liturgical) year starts with the vasanta season. On the first day of this—to satisfy the deity who is guardian of that period—the vasantotsava festival is celebrated (1-3). In the first month—“caitra” [April-May]—of vasanta-season, the birth commemorations for Rāma are held (4-6a). In “caitra”-month also are to be the damanotsava-celebrations (6b-8a) and the birth commemorations of Nṛsiṃha (8b-10a). [...]
3) Caitra (चैत्र) is the name of a month, during which certain celebrations are prescribed, as discussed in chapter 49 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—[Cf. the chapter kalhārotsava-ādi-śukravārotsava-anta-vidhi]: When there appears a pressing need for relief—as from enemy attack, famine, etc. then a special rite called kalhārotsava may be done in caitra—or vaiśākha-months or during other months. The main hallmark of this festival is the removal and replacement of about a foot of earth on all the main streets of the village prior to the Lord’s procession through them back to the temple from the river (1-41a). [...]
4) Caitra (चैत्र) is the name of a particular Month during which special honor should be given to the Viṣṇu-Mūrti of the Lord, during the Saṃvatsaravrata (“supererogatory observances to be done during the year”), as discussed in chapter 8 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [saṃvatsaravrata-vidhi]: The first vrata mentioned (3-136) is one that covers a twelve-month cycle, in each month of which a different mūrti-aspect of the Lord is given especial daily honor [e.g., Viṣṇu during caitra-month]—from the tenth day of the bright fortnight of one month until the tenth day of the bright fortnight of the next month.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Caitra (चैत्र) (presided over by Nairṛti) is the first of twelve months, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Accordingly, there are altogether twelve months [viz., Caitra] having twelve deities as given in the kālacakra-maṇḍala.—“here they are all accompanied with their Śaktis, mostly four-armed and have their distinctive vehicles”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Caitra (चैत्र) or Caitratīrtha is the name of a North-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or tīrthas on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., caitra-tīrtha] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]
Chaitra is the name of a festival celebrated by tribes such as the Tharua—an endogamous community inhabiting northern Odisha (mainly in the Balasore district, India) being sub-divided into two subgroups i.e. Tharua Bindhani and Tharua Kumbhar.—[Regarding their magico-religious life]: Tharua religion is an admixture of Hinduism and Animism. The Tharua pantheon, besides their tribal deitie, includes many Hindu Gods and Goddess. [...] They conduct rituals with the help of the low grade Brahman priest. They also observe Hindu fairs and festivals like Dol Purnima, Sivaratri, Rathajatra, Durgapuja, Chaitra and Sravani Sankranti. They visit Puri on pilgrimage to worship Lord Jagannath. Like the neighbouring tribes, the Tharua perform dances and sing songs during Karma festival. In the evening both men and women congregate in a common place, sing and dance to the tune of the madal (drum).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Chaitra in India is the name of a plant defined with Thalictrum foliolosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Thalictrum dalingo Buch.Ham. ex DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1817)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1855)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chaitra, for example health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
caitra (चैत्र).—m (S) The name of the first month, March-April.
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caitrā (चैत्रा).—a Relating to the month caitra.
caitra (चैत्र).—m The name of the first month, March-April.
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caitrā (चैत्रा).—a Relating to caitra.
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
Caitra (चैत्र).—[ci ṣṭraṇ; citrameva svārthe aṇ; citrāyāṃ bhavaḥ aṇ vā]
1) Name of a lunar month in which the full moon stands in the constellation Chitrā (corresponding to MarchApril).
2) A Buddhist mendicant.
3) One of the seven ranges of mountains dividing the continent into Varṣas.
-tram A temple, monument for the dead.
Derivable forms: caitraḥ (चैत्रः).
Caitra (चैत्र).—m.
(-traḥ) 1. The month Chaitra or Cheyte, (March-April.) 2. One of the ranges of mountains dividing the continent into portions or Varshas: see varṣa. 3. A Baud'dha or Jaina religious mendicant. 4. The son Budha by Chitra. n.
(-traṃ) 1. A monument erected to the dead, a column or block of wood, a tree, &c. so considered. 2. 2. A small temple. E. citrā the star, or citra wonderfull, &c. affix aṇ, or ci-ṣṭran .
Caitra (चैत्र).—i. e. citra and citrā + a, I. adj. 1. Made of a tree called citra, Mahābhārata 7, 76. Ii. m. The name of a month, March
— April, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 182. Iii. f. trī, The day of the full-moon in this month, Mahābhārata 12, 3691.
Caitra (चैत्र).—[masculine] [Name] of a month in spring.
1) Caitra (चैत्र):—m. Name of the 2nd spring month (its full moon standing in the constellation Citrā cf. [Pāṇini 4-2, 23]), [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa xix, 3; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Lāṭyāyana; Manu-smṛti vii, 182; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) the 6th year in the cycle of Jupiter, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā viii, 8]
3) a, [Buddhist literature] or Jain religious mendicant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a common Name for any man (like Deva-datta), [Gauḍap. on Sāṃkhyakārikā 5 and 7; Prabodha-candrodaya iii, 7/8 [Scholiast or Commentator]; Pāṇini 2-3, 29 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (not in [Kāśikā-vṛtti])
5) ‘son of Citrā’, Name of a son of Budha and grand father of Su-ratha, [Brahma-purāṇa]
6) = caitriyāyaṇa, [Anukramaṇikā on Kāṭhaka xxxix, 14]
7) Name of two Ṛṣis, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa iii, 1, 12 and 18]
8) one of the seven ranges of mountains (dividing the continent into Varṣas), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) n. = caitya, a sepulchre, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) a sanctuary, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) mfn. for citra (B) or jaitra ([Scholiast or Commentator]), [Mahābhārata vii, 76]
Caitra (चैत्र):—(traḥ) 1. m. The month Chaitra. (March-April). n. A mounment.
Caitra (चैत्र):—(von citra und citrā)
1) adj. aus dem Citra oder Citrā genannten Baume verfertigt: dhvajaṃ caitraṃ divyamindīvarābham [Mahābhārata 7, 76.] —
2) m. a) Bez. eines Frühlingsmonats; der Monat, in welchem der Vollmond im Sternbilde Citrā steht, [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 23.] [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 3, 15.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 348.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 153] (der 5te Monat). [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 420.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 37.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 24, 7, 2.] [LĀṬY. 9, 9, 8.] caitrapratipadi vasantārambhaḥ Citat aus der Smṛti beim Schol. zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 5, 1, 1.] phālguṇacaitrau vasantaḥ [Suśruta 1, 20, 4.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 182.] [Mahābhārata 3, 5068. 13, 5154.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 19, 1.] caitre vicitrāḥ kṣapāḥ [Bhartṛhari 1, 35.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 82.] [Pañcatantra III, 36.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 259.] sa tu sauracāndrabhedena dvividhaḥ . tatra mīnarāśistharavikaḥ sauraḥ . mīnastharaviprārabdhaśuklapratipadādidarśāntaścāndraḥ . iti malamāsatattvam . [Śabdakalpadruma] — b) N. des 6ten Jahres beim Umlauf des Jupiters [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 8, 8.] — c) ein buddhistischer Bettler [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 24.] — d) ein gangharer Mannsname, der wie Cajus zur allgemeinen Bez. einer unbestimmten Person gebraucht wird, [GAUḌAP.] zu [SĀṂKHYAK. 5. 7.] [morgenländischen Gesellschaft] [?VII, 310. Scholiast zu Prabodhacandrodaja 50, 11.] Hierher gehört wohl auch: caitro maitrātpūrvadeśe [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 3, 29,] [Scholiast] — e) metron. von Citrā, ein Sohn Budha's und Grossvater des Suratha [BRAHMAVAIV. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher im Śabdakalpadruma] — caitrasya yajñasenasya [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 458.] — f) Nomen proprium eines der 7 VarṣaGebirge (varṣaparvata) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Hārāvalī 26.] —
3) f. ī (mit oder ohne paurṇamāsī) Vollmondstag im Monat Caitra und das an demselben übliche Opfer [morgenländischen Gesellschaft IX, LXXIII.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 13, 1, 4. 5.] [LĀṬY. 10, 5, 18.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 13, 2.] caitrīpakṣa [LĀṬY. 10, 20, 2. -] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 23.] [Mahābhārata 12, 3691. 14, 2086.] —
4) n. a) Grabmal, = mṛtakacaitya [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] = mṛta [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Medinīkoṣa] — b) Tempel [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Medinīkoṣa] In den beiden letzten Bedd. wohl nur eine Verwechselung mit caitya .
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Caitra (चैत्र):—
1) die ed. Bomb. citraṃ, der [Scholiast] jaitraṃ . —
2) a) [Śāṅkhāyana’s Brāhmaṇa 19, 3.]
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Caitra (चैत्र):—
2) d) kaściccaitraḥ [Scholiast 2] zu [Prabodhacandrodaja 50, 11.]
Caitra (चैत्र):——
1) m. — a) der zweite Frühlingsmonat. — b) das sechste Jahr beim Umlauf Jupiters. — c) *ein buddhistischer Bettler. — d) ein gangbarer Mannesname , der wie Cajus zu Bezeichnung einer unbestimmten Person gebraucht wird. — e) Metron. eines Sohnes des Buddha und eines Yajṅasena. — f) Nomen proprium — α) zweier Ṛṣi [Viṣṇupurāṇa 3,1,12.18.] — β) *eines Gebirges. —
2) f. ī (mit oder ohne paurṇamāsī) der Vollmondstag im Monat Caitra und das an demselben übliche Opfer. —
3) *n. — a) Grabmal. — b) Tempel. —
4) Adj. [Mahābhārata 7,76] fehlerhaft für citra oder jaitra.
Caitra (चैत्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Caitta, Cetta.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Caitra (चैत्र) [Also spelled chaitra]:—(nm) see [caita].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Caitra (ಚೈತ್ರ):—[noun] the first month in the Hindu and Indian national calendars (approx. corresponding to March-April period).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Apavada in Manubhasya 7.183 < [Part 3.6 - Apavada]
Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra (by M. N. Indrani)
The Adoption of Yana (Marching) < [Chapter 4 - Arthashastra and Panchatantra—a comparison]
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Temple worship and Rituals as per Shaiva Agamas (by Gayathri Balasubramanian)
Part 5.8 - Damanotsva in Chaitra < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 5.4 - Spring festival (Vasanta-Ustava) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 1.2 - The ritual of Mrit-sangrahana (Sprouting of seeds) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Vows (Vrata) in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Foreign policy strategies < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]