Alternative spellings of this word include Panchakhadya.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Pañcakhadya (पञ्चखद्य) (Pañcakhādya?) refers to the naivedya offerings in the month Āṣāḍha for the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-Vrata, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In Āṣāḍha, the tooth-brush is that of malatī-wood. The food taken is tilodaka. The deity to be worshipped is Umābhartṛ. The flowers used in worship are kadaṃba. The naivedya offerings is pañcakhadya. The result  accrued equals puṇḍarīka.

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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 Dictionary

pañcakhādya (पंचखाद्य).—n (S pañca Five, kha The letter kha, ādya Initial;--the five things of which the names begin with ख; viz. khārīka, khōbarēṃ, khasakhasa, khisa- mīsa, khaḍīsākhara) pop. pañcakhājēṃ n A term for the five articles of grocery commonly used in oblations.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pañcakhādya (पंचखाद्य).—n A term for the five articles of grocery commonly used in oblations

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Khadya, Panca.

Full-text: Anangatrayodashi.

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