Ghatikalaya, Ghaṭikālaya, Ghatika-alaya: 3 definitions
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Ghatikalaya 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGhaṭikālaya (घटिकालय) refers to “place where the chronometer is kept”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Waiting for the auspicious Lagna befitting marriage, Bṛhaspati and others became jubilant. Garga was seated in the place where the chronometer had been kept (ghaṭikālaya). The Oṃkāra Mantra was repeated during the interval before the Lagna. Repeating the Puṇyāha mantras, Garga lifted the handful of rice-grains and handing them over to Pārvatī he made her shower it on Śiva. [...]”.
Note: Ghaṭikā or a water clock was not only useful for carrying the nuptial programme at proper times but was also symbolical of time that ruled over the entire universe.
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: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (history)Ghaṭikālaya (घटिकालय) (Cf. Ghaṭikā) refers to a “water clock house”.—From about the fourth century A.D. up to recent times the water clock of the sinking bowl type (Ghaṭikā or Ghaṭīyantra) has been the chief device in India for measuring time. [...] When the bowl sinks to the bottom of the vessel, indicating the completion of one ghaṭikā, this fact is broadcast with blasts on a conch-shell or strokes on a drum. In the early medieval period, the conch and drum were replaced by the gong, which was designated in the Middle Indic as ghaḍiyāla (from ghaṭikālaya, ‘water clock house’).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGhaṭika-alaya.—(EI 1), a water-clock. Note: ghaṭika-alaya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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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