Kalashtami, Kālāṣṭamī, Kala-ashtami: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kālāṣṭamī can be transliterated into English as Kalastami or Kalashtami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyKālāṣṭamī (कालाष्टमी) is another name for the Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-Vrata, which refers to type of Vrata (“religious observances”), according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva. [...] This Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata known as Kālāṣṭamī in the Vāmanapurāṇa, on this day Śiva is said to sleep in all the liṅgas; Hence due to his sure residence there, all liṅgas are to be worshipped, as the worship on that day is said to yield eternal merits. See Vāmanapurāṇa 17.30-31.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykālāṣṭamī (कालाष्टमी).—f (S) The eighth of the dark fortnight of kārttika or of mārgaśīrṣa. Applied, popularly, to the eighth or concluding day of the period kālāṣṭaka, and also to the dark eighth of every month.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ashtami, Kala.
Starts with: Kalashtamivrata.
Full-text: Unmattaka, Kalashtamivrata, Unmatta, Krishnashtamivrata, Krishnashtami.
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