Indratirtha, Indratīrtha, Indra-tirtha: 2 definitions
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Indratirtha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaIndratīrtha (इन्द्रतीर्थ).—A sacred place on the banks of the river Sarasvatī. It was here that Indra performed 100 yajñas. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 48, Verse 49).
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 TempleIndratīrtha (इन्द्रतीर्थ) 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., Indratīrtha] 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: Tirtha, Indra.
Ends with: Kavindratirtha, Sumatindratirtha.
Full-text: Intiratirttam, Kanvatirtha, Ramatirtha, Anantatirtha, Dakshinaganga.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 118 - The Greatness of Indra Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 19 - The Greatness of Indreśvara and Jayanteśvara < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 231 - The Number of Tīrthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 16 - Indra-tīrtha or Ahalyā-saṅgama-tīrtha
Chapter 59 - Holy Centres Indratīrtha etc.
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Chapter 20 - In the Description of the Second Fort, the Glories of Indra-tīrtha, etc. < [Canto 6 - Dvārakā-khaṇḍa]
Verse 6.20.1 < [Chapter 20 - In the Description of the Second Fort, the Glories of Indra-tīrtha, etc.]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
11. Descriptions of the rivers in the Jambudvīpa < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
10. Various other rivers in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 49 < [Shalya Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Geographical History in the Purāṇs < [Chapter 3 - Historical elements in the Mahā-Purāṇas]