Kamyashraddha, Kāmyaśrāddha, Kamya-shraddha: 1 definition
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Kamyashraddha 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 Kāmyaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Kamyasraddha or Kamyashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmyaśrāddha (काम्यश्राद्ध):—[=kāmya-śrāddha] [from kāmya > kāma] n. a kind of Śrāddha, [Religious Thought and Life in India 305]
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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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 219 - Kāmya Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - Glorification of Maṅgala Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 206 - Procedure for Performing Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)