Pancagnisadhana, Pañcāgnisādhana: 4 definitions
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Pancagnisadhana 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypañcāgnisādhana (पंचाग्निसाधन).—n (S) Performance of a particular austere devotion,--sitting in the midst of four fires kindled severally to the north, south, east, west, and under the sun through his day's course.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpañcāgnisādhana (पंचाग्निसाधन).—n Performance of a parti- cular austere devotion-sitting in the midst of four fires kindled severally to the north, south, east, west, and under the sun through his day's course
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcāgnisādhana (पञ्चाग्निसाधन):—[=pañcāgni-sādhana] [from pañcāgni > pañca] n. ‘doing the 5 fire penance’ (a form of self-mortification), [Catalogue(s)] (cf. pañcatapas)
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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: Sadhana, Pancagni.
Full-text: Pancatapa, Pancavidhana, Agniyoga.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Pancagnisadhana, Pañcāgnisādhana, Pancagni-sadhana, Pañcāgni-sādhana; (plurals include: Pancagnisadhanas, Pañcāgnisādhanas, sadhanas, sādhanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Duties of Forest-Hermits (Vānaprastha) and Recluses (Saṃnyāsa) < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - The Greatness of Dāmodara < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 3 - Dharmatīrtha (Dharma Puṣkariṇī) Becomes Famous as Cakratīrtha < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 36 - The Vow of Pakṣavardhinī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 135 - The Greatness of Sābhramatī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 35 - The Killing of a Śūdra Ascetic < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Pṛthu’s penance and ascension to Heaven < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 18 - Duties of Hermits (Vānaprastha) and Sannyāsins < [Book 11 - Eleventh Skandha]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Iconographical Explanation < [Chapter 5 - The Mythological Bridge]