Prabhasakshetra, Prabhasa-kshetra, Prabhāsakṣetra: 3 definitions
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Prabhasakshetra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Prabhāsakṣetra can be transliterated into English as Prabhasaksetra or Prabhasakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Prabhāsakṣetra (प्रभासक्षेत्र).—Soḍḍhala has referred to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, on the coast of Kathiawar, where the shrine of Śrī Somanātha had been already established. People worshiped Somanātha for the fulfilment of their desired object.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Prabhāsakṣetra (प्रभासक्षेत्र) is the name of a North-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or tīrthas on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., prabhāsakṣetra] [=sarasvatītīre prabhāsakṣetra] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Prabhāsakṣetra (प्रभासक्षेत्र):—[=pra-bhāsa-kṣetra] [from pra-bhāsa > pra-bhās] n.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshetra, Prabhasa.
Starts with: Prabhasakshetramahatmya, Prabhasakshetratirtha, Prabhasakshetratirthayatranukrama.
Full-text: Prabhasakshetramahatmya, Prabhasakshetratirtha, Prabhasika, Saurashtra, Surashtram, Somanatha, Raivataka, Durmukha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.9.15 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Garland of Skulls and Tattvas < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 148 - Greatness of Kuṇḍalakūpa (Kuṇḍala-kūpa) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 14 - Creation of Siddheśvara (Siddha-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Chapter 25 - Brahmarcana-prasanga
Chapter 27 - Importance of Some Special dates in Prabhasa-tirtha
Chapter 26 - Brahmanah Puja-vidhana (The method of worship of Brahma)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.121 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 1.8.26 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)