Tirthamahatmya, Tirtha-mahatmya, Tīrthamāhātmya: 4 definitions
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Tirthamahatmya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: WikiPedia: PuranasTīrthamāhātmya (तीर्थमाहात्म्य).—Pilgrimage sites are not prominent in Dharmasastras such as Manusmriti and Yajnavalkya Smriti, but they are found in the epic Mahabharata and the Puranas. Most Puranas include large sections on Tirtha-mahatmya along with tourist guides, which describe sacred sites and places to visit.
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 TempleTīrthamāhātmya (तीर्थमाहात्म्य) is the fifth chapter of the Syānandūrapuravarṇana-prabandha by Svāti-Tirunāḷ (1813-1846) (one of the rulers of Travancore) which deals with the different activities of the Thiruvananthapuram Temple, including ceremonies and festivals.—The tīrthas are described in the fifth chapter, namely Tīrthamāhātmya. Eight tīrthas are mentioned as important and the merits one may attain by having a bath in these tīrthas are described in detail (5.1–8). These eight tīrthas are Padmatīrtha, Varāhatīrtha, Matsyatīrtha, Śaṅkhatīrtha, Cakratīrtha, Dharmatīrtha, Adharmatīrtha and Pādatīrtha. These tīrthas are the same that we discussed while describing the lying position of the god and these tīrthas corresponds to particular part of the lying of Padmanābha
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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumTīrthamāhātmya (तीर्थमाहात्म्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa, in 4 chapters. Thomas App. p. 257, 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīrthamāhātmya (तीर्थमाहात्म्य):—[=tīrtha-māhātmya] [from tīrtha > tīra] n. Name of a [chapter] of [Purāṇa-sarvasva]
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: Tirtha, Mahatmya.
Starts with: Tirthamahatmyasamgraha.
Ends with (+5): Bhrigutirthamahatmya, Bhuteshvaratirthamahatmya, Bindutirthamahatmya, Brihattirthamahatmya, Cakratirthamahatmya, Caranatirthamahatmya, Gatrotsargatirthamahatmya, Govatsatirthamahatmya, Kedaratirthamahatmya, Kotitirthamahatmya, Mathuratirthamahatmya, Nagatirthamahatmya, Pakshitirthamahatmya, Pitritirthamahatmya, Ramatirthamahatmya, Rishabhatirthamahatmya, Sarasvatitirthamahatmya, Sarvakshetratirthamahatmya, Shuklatirthamahatmya, Sitatirthamahatmya.
Full-text (+270): Rudrakoti, Nagatirtha, Bhrigutirthamahatmya, Kotitirtha, Vajratirthamahatmya, Sitatirthamahatmya, Sarvakshetratirthamahatmya, Brihattirthamahatmya, Sarasvatitirthamahatmya, Nagatirthamahatmya, Ramatirthamahatmya, Vrishabhatirthamahatmya, Varahatirthamahatmya, Somatirthamahatmya, Pitritirthamahatmya, Bindutirthamahatmya, Bindutirtha, Shuklatirthamahatmya, Sarasvatitirtha, Arkavinayaka.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya < [Book 6 - Nāgara-khaṇḍa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha < [Canto 6 - Dvārakā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 19 - In the First Fortress of Dvārakā, the Glories of Līlā-sarovara, etc. < [Canto 6 - Dvārakā-khaṇḍa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)