The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍṛtuka can be transliterated into English as Sadrtuka or Shadrituka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Ṣaḍṛtuka (षडृतुक) is the name of a garden, according to chapter 5.4 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as Muni Sāgaracandra narrated to Candratilaka and Sūryatilaka:—“[...] One day in spring a slave-girl, carrying spring flowers, came near King Abhayaghoṣa. Queen Svarṇatilakā saw her and said to the king, ‘The garden Ṣaḍṛtuka has been adorned by Spring. Now let us go with a suitable retinue to embrace the newly arrived Lakṣmī of spring, husband’. Just then Pṛthvīsenā approached the king and handed him a bouquet worth a crore. The king, open-eyed, looked at it and accepted it quickly; went to the garden with a suitable retinue, and played there”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Rituka, Shash, Sat.

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