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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Sthānasaṃskāra (स्थानसंस्कार) refers to “cleaning (scrubbing) a place (residence)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] Sometimes accompanied by her maids, she sang exquisite songs of good note that increased love in the hermitage of Śiva. Sometimes she brought Kuśa grass, flowers and sacrificial twigs. Sometimes, assisted by her maids, she scrubbed and cleaned the place [i.e., sthānasaṃskāra]. Sometimes she stayed in the house of the moon-crescent lord, pure and holy. Sometimes she used to gaze at the lord lovingly and with surprise. [...]”.

2) Sthānasaṃskāra (स्थानसंस्कार) refers to “clean (sanctifying) the spot of worship (during festival days)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 5.5 (“The Great Sins”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra said: “The following too are great sins and those who commit them are great sinners. Those who do not take delight on seeing a well-arranged worship of Śiva, who do not bow to or eulogise it on seeing his phallic image that is worshipped, those who do not scrub, clean and sanctify the spot of worship [i.e., sthānasaṃskāra] during festival days; those who do not duly cooperate with the preceptor in their sacred rites. [...]”.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta

Sthānasaṃskāra (स्थानसंस्कार) refers to “cleansing the place for the offering”, according to the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 3.37 (“The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa ṭhākura”).—Accordingly, as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said:—“My dear friend Dāmodara, you had better go to Nadia and stay with My mother. [...] Also, remind her of one most confidential incident with this message from Me:—‘[...] In the condition of external separation, you were again under illusion, thinking that you had not offered the food to Lord Viṣṇu. Then you went to see the cooking pots and found that every pot was filled with food. Therefore you again offered the food, after cleansing the place for the offering. [...]’.”.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Partial matches: Sthana, Samskara.

Full-text: Sthana.

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