Siddhikshetra, Siddhi-kshetra, Siddhikṣetra: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Siddhikṣetra can be transliterated into English as Siddhiksetra or Siddhikshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSiddhikṣetra (सिद्धिक्षेत्र) refers to a sacred region within Nayapāla (Nepal) according to a footnote at chapter 11 of the Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā of the Śiva-purāṇa: Nayapāla is a buffer State between India and China is situated on the Himalayas. It was here that lord Śiva preached the Pāśupata-yoga. The region is sacred to Śiva and is called Siddhikṣetra or Śivapīṭha. Accordingly to the same chapter, “the phallic image Paśupatīśa in the Nayapāla town famous on the earth is the bestower of the fruits of all desires”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSiddhikṣetra (सिद्धिक्षेत्र).—In the Amarakaṇṭaka hill.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 13. 14.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySiddhikṣetra (सिद्धिक्षेत्र).—[neuter] the seat of fortune or bliss, [Name] of a place.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siddhikṣetra (सिद्धिक्षेत्र):—[=siddhi-kṣetra] [from siddhi > sidh] n. (cf. siddha-kṣ) field of success, place of beatitude, seat of bliss, [Śakuntalā; Harṣacarita]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a sacred district, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]
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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.
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Partial matches: Kshetra, Siddhi.
Full-text: Devyalaya, Siddhakshetra, Nayapala, Shivapitha, Amarakantaka, Kimpurusha.
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Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Srikantha in the Saiva pantheon < [Chapter 1 - The Historical Context]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 11 - The greatness of the moon-crested Paśupatinātha < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 55 - The Greatness of Vimaloda Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 35 - Ruins of Dharmāraṇya Repaired < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 181 - The Creation of Bhṛgukaccha (Broach) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - Enumeration of holy spots (tīrtha) for Śrāddha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]