Pingaleshvara, Piṅgaleśvara: 4 definitions
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Pingaleshvara 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 Piṅgaleśvara can be transliterated into English as Pingalesvara or Pingaleshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPiṅgaleśvara (पिङ्गलेश्वर).—A tīrtha of the Narmadā; good to give away a cow or to die there.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 191. 32-36.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPiṅgaleśvara (पिङ्गलेश्वर):—[from piṅgala > piñj] n. Name of a Liṅga, [Catalogue(s)] (-tīrtha n. Name of a Tīrtha, [ib.]; -māhātmya n. Name of [work] [ib.])
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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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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 176 - The Greatness of Piṅgaleśvara (piṅgala-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 86 - The Greatness of Piṅgaleśvara (piṅgala-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 81 - Piṅgaleśvara (piṅgalā-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
The Siva Linga: Conceptual, Iconographical and < [January – March, 1996]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 133 - The Holy Places in Jambūdvipa < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]