Jyeshthapushkara, Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara can be transliterated into English as Jyesthapuskara or Jyeshthapushkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJyeṣṭhapuṣkara (ज्येष्ठपुष्कर).—A holy place. Those who visit this holy place will get the fruits of performing the sacrifice of Agniṣṭoma. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 200, Stanza 66).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara (ज्येष्ठपुष्कर):—[=jyeṣṭha-puṣkara] [from jyeṣṭha > jyā] n. Name of a renowned place of pilgrimage, [Mahābhārata iii, xiii]
2) [v.s. ...] (ṣṭha puṣk), [Rāmāyaṇa i, 62, 2.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Jyeshtha, Pushkara.
Full-text: Jyeshtha.
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 33 - Rāma’s Visit to Mārkaṇḍeya’s Hermitage < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 18 - The greatness of Nandā-Prācī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 19 - Conversation of the Seven Sages < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 45 - Greatness of Tripuṣkara < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 190 - Origin of Yakṣma Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 17 - Procedure of Worship (of the Sun-God) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXLIX < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]