Saubhagyashayana, Saubhāgyaśayana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Saubhāgyaśayana can be transliterated into English as Saubhagyasayana or Saubhagyashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSaubhāgyaśayana (सौभाग्यशयन).—In honour of Umā; to be begun on Vasanta Śukla tritīyā and continued for a year every tritīyā when Satī married Śiva; after purificatory baths, offer prayers to Umā and also to Śiva in the midst of the eight saubhāgyas by flowers, incense, etc.; at the end a gift of a bed is prescribed; the performer gets desired things and ultimately reaches heaven; he who does it for 12 years, or 7 or 8 lives a happy long life. Madana, Satadhanva, Kārtavīrya, Varuṇa and Nandi have done this.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 60. 1. 46.
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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Starts with: Saubhagyashayanavrata, Saubhagyashayanavratakatha.
Full-text: Vasantamasa, Saubhagyashayanavratakatha, Nandishvara, Vidyadhara, Shatadhanvan, Varuna.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.3b - Saubhāgyaśayana-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 29 - The vow (vrata) called Saubhāgyaśayana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Vows (Vrata) in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]