Pitrashvasita, Pitrāśvāsita, Pitri-ashvasita: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pitrāśvāsita can be transliterated into English as Pitrasvasita or Pitrashvasita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pitrāśvāsita (पित्राश्वासित) refers to “consolation of one’s father”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as the seven Sages said (with false words) to Pārvatī: “[...] Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, at the bidding of his father, begot ten thousand sons of his wife. [...] The sons went to the holy lake Nārāyaṇasaras in the western zone for performing penance. [...] Sage Nārada misled them with his deceptive instructions. At his instance, they never went back home to their father. On hearing this, Dakṣa was infuriated but his father consoled [i.e., pitrāśvāsita-mānasa] him. Thereafter he begot a thousand other sons and engaged them in penance. The sons too went to the same place for penance at the bidding of their father. Nārada too went there, a self-appointed instructor for them”.
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.
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Partial matches: Ashvasita, Pitri.
Full-text: Ashvasita.
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