Shankhatirtha, Śaṅkhatīrtha, Shankha-tirtha: 5 definitions
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Shankhatirtha 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 Śaṅkhatīrtha can be transliterated into English as Sankhatirtha or Shankhatirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚaṅkhatīrtha (शङ्खतीर्थ).—A sacred place on the banks of the river Sarasvatī. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 37).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesŚaṅkhatīrtha (शङ्खतीर्थ) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.36.19). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śaṅkha-tīrtha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami TempleŚaṅkhatīrtha (शङ्खतीर्थ) is the name of a sacred place mentioned in the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—Pleased by Divākara’s devotion, Viṣṇu appears before him as a radiant young child. [...] The sage repeatedly pleads with the boy to appear from the hollow where he had disappeared. Divākara meditates there, visualising Viṣṇu in the form of Anantapadmanābha. Suddenly the huge tree is transformed into the form of Padmanābha lying on a serpent along with his attributes. His head is positioned near a Tīrtha called Matsyatīrtha (Tiruvallam area, seven kilometres south of the Tiruvanantapuram temple), and his shoulders are close to the Cakratīrtha and Śaṅkhatīrtha.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṅkhatīrtha (शङ्खतीर्थ):—[=śaṅkha-tīrtha] [from śaṅkha] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Tirtha, Shankha.
Full-text: Tirthamahatmya, Cakratirtha, Jalamajjana, Matsyatirtha.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 209 - Origin of Śaṅkhāditya and Śaṅkhatīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 11 - Gift of a City to Brāhmaṇas < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 34 - The Miraculous Power of Agastya Tīrtha and Agastyeśvara < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
2. Balamartandavijaya by Devaraja-suri < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 10 - Temples and Pilgrimages for Worshipping the Sun-god in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]