Cakratirtha, Cakratīrtha, Cakra-tirtha: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Cakratirtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakratirtha.
India history and geography
Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami TempleCakratīrtha (चक्रतीर्थ) is the name of a sacred place 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.—Pleased by Divākara’s devotion, Viṣṇu appears before him as a radiant young child. [...] The sage repeatedly pleads with the boy to appear from the hollow where he had disappeared. Divākara meditates there, visualising Viṣṇu in the form of Anantapadmanābha. Suddenly the huge tree is transformed into the form of Padmanābha lying on a serpent along with his attributes. His head is positioned near a Tīrtha called Matsyatīrtha (Tiruvallam area, seven kilometres south of the Tiruvanantapuram temple), and his shoulders are close to the Cakratīrtha and Śaṅkhatīrtha.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakratīrtha (चक्रतीर्थ).—Name of a holy place.
Derivable forms: cakratīrtham (चक्रतीर्थम्).
Cakratīrtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and tīrtha (तीर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakratīrtha (चक्रतीर्थ):—[=cakra-tīrtha] [from cakra] n. Name of a Tīrtha (cf. cakra), [Varāha-purāṇa; Śiva-purāṇa; Prabodha-candrodaya iv f.] etc.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCakratīrtha (ಚಕ್ರತೀರ್ಥ):—[noun] a place in a river having a whirlpool.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tirtha, Cakra.
Starts with: Cakratirthamahatmya.
Full-text: Vishnuloka, Cakkaratirttam, Shankhatirtha, Tirthamahatmya, Jalamajjana, Matsyatirtha, Mathura.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Cakratirtha, Cakra-tirtha, Cakra-tīrtha, Cakratīrtha; (plurals include: Cakratirthas, tirthas, tīrthas, Cakratīrthas). 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)
Chapter 64 - Cakratīrtha and other Holy Centres
Chapter 39 - Cakra-tīrtha (for the sake of the discus)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 109 - The Greatness of Cakra Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 3 - Dharmatīrtha (Dharma Puṣkariṇī) Becomes Famous as Cakratīrtha < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 230 - The Series of Tīrthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.25 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha < [Canto 6 - Dvārakā-khaṇḍa]
Verse 6.10.21 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.120 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 3.2.61-062 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
5.4. Syanandurapuravarnana-samuccaya < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
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