Somatirtha, Somatīrtha, Soma-tirtha: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Somatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ).—An ancient holy place situated in Kurukṣetra. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, Verse 19, that one could attain the fruits of the sacrifice of royal consecration by bathing in this holy bath.
2) Somatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ).—Another ancient holy bath situated in Kurukṣetra. In Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, Stanza 114, it is mentioned that by bathing in this holy place, one could attain the world of Candra (Moon). (See under Prabhāsa Tīrtha also).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ).—Near the Yamunā; the best of all sacred spots.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 109. 2; 191. 30 and 94.
Somatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.162). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Soma-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 TempleSomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ) refers to one of the Tīrthas (“sacred water-bodies”) 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.—A māhātmya usually describes the Tīrthas (sacred water-bodies) in the surroundings of the centres that figure in that māhātmya. In the eleventh chapter Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, too, we find a list of Tīrthas around the Tiruvanantapuram Temple [e.g., Somatīrtha] describing its legends and glory.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ).—m.
(-rthaḥ) A place of pilgrimage in the west of India. E. soma the moon, and tīrtha a holy place.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ).—n. a place of pilgrimage in the west of India.
Somatīrtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and tīrtha (तीर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ).—[neuter] [Name] of a place of pilgrimage.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ):—[=soma-tīrtha] [from soma] n. Name of a place of pilgrimage, [Mahābhārata; Śakuntalā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ):—[soma-tīrtha] (rthaḥ) 1. m. Place of pilgrimage in the west of India.
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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: Soma, Tirtha.
Starts with: Somatirtham, Somatirthamahatmya.
Full-text: Somatirthamahatmya, Prahasa, Somaloka, Somatirtham, Rudraloka, Ramatirtha, Candrayana, Kanvatirtha, Anantatirtha, Dakshinaganga, Jayanti, Tejorashi, Prabhasa.
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The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 35 - The Twentyfive Confluences of Various Rivers
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 7 - References to Hospitality in Abhijñānaśākuntala < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 121 - The Greatness of Soma Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 139 - The Greatness of Somatīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 190 - The Greatness of Candrahāsa Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 23 - Holy Centres (tīrtha): Their Greatness
Chapter 61 - In praise of Mahājyeṣṭhi Full moon day in the month of Jyeṣṭha
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 161 - Somatīrtha < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 37 - Other Holy Places of Vārāṇasī < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)