Mahadvadashi, Mahādvādaśī, Maha-dvadashi: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahādvādaśī can be transliterated into English as Mahadvadasi or Mahadvadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyMahādvādaśī (महाद्वादशी) is the name of a festival that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. Mahādvādaśī proceeds as follows: The bright 12th falling in Vitastotsava is called Mahādvādaśī and is to be necessarily observed. If that 12th be conjoined with Budha, the recital of God’s names, bath, charity, funeral rites etc. performed on that (12th) become twelve-fold. Conjoined with Budha and Śravaṇa, that day is called Atyantamahatīdvādaśī and gives the merit of bathing at Sannihati. On this 12th conjoined with Śravaṇa, a bath with clay obtained from the confluence of the Sindhu and the Vitastā gives the merit of bathing at the confluence of these two rivers.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMahā-dvādaśī.—(EI 9; IA 26), also called pāpanāśinī; name of a tithi; eight kinds of the twelfth tithi. Note: mahā-dvādaśī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
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Partial matches: Dvadashi, Maha.
Starts with: Mahadvadashivicara.
Full-text: Mahadvadashivicara.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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