Pitrimasa, Pitṛmāsa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pitṛmāsa can be transliterated into English as Pitrmasa or Pitrimasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPitṛmāsa (पितृमास).—Thirty months of human reckoning; samvatsara is 360 months of human reckoning; varṣāṇi=three or four months of Pitṛs equal to 100 years of human reckoning.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 57. 9.
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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