Nityashraddha, Nityaśrāddha, Nitya-shraddha: 3 definitions

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Nityashraddha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Nityaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Nityasraddha or Nityashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Nityaśrāddha (नित्यश्राद्ध) refers to “obligatory domestic rites”, as discussed in chapter 27 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [śrāddhākhyāna]: The first section of this long and intricately-constructed chapter concerns itself with routine, regular domestic rites which are obligatory [nityaśrāddha] (1-146a). Such a regular obligation is the performance of the so-called śrāddha-rites to departed ancestors, itself comprised of three parts [aṅga]—homa-offerings and bhojana-feasting (14-92) and a concluding libation [tarpaṇa] (93-124). All, whether finally initiated into Pāñcarātra or not, must attend to these śrāddha-rites, using the dvādaśākṣara-mantra (or aṣṭākṣara, or ṣaḍakṣara). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nityaśrāddha (नित्यश्राद्ध).—n (S) Daily śrāddha or oblation to the manes of a deceased father.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nityashraddha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nityaśrāddha (नित्यश्राद्ध):—[=nitya-śrāddha] [from nitya] n. a daily or constant Śrāddha, [Religious Thought and Life in India 305.]

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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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