Jageshvaratirtha, Jāgeśvaratīrtha, Jageshvara-tirtha: 1 definition

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Jageshvaratirtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Jāgeśvaratīrtha can be transliterated into English as Jagesvaratirtha or Jageshvaratirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Jāgeśvaratīrtha (जागेश्वरतीर्थ) is the name of a Tīrtha (sacred region) mentioned in the Skandapurāṇa (Nāgarakhaṇḍa chapters 108-109).—Cf. Yāgeśvara and Jāgeśvara.—The Jāgeśvara Liṅga is mentioned being installed in a brick temple of Śiva at Camatkārapura, which seems to be in Ānarta (Saurāṣṭra or Kathiawar), in Skandapurāṇa (Nāgarakhaṇḍa 271.272). Another verse (214) refers to it was being swayed in a swing. A Jāgeśvara-tīrtha is mentioned in the same Khaṇḍa (chapter 108 and 109).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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