Tirthayatra, Tīrthayātrā, Tirtha-yatra: 15 definitions

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Tirthayatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) refers to a “pilgrimage”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] Without the permission of her husband she shall not go even on pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā). She shall eschew the desire to attend social festivities. If a women wants holy water she shall drink the same with which her husband’s feet have been washed. All holy rivers are present in that water. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा).—A custom of going on pilgrimage. Vidura undertook one.¹ Not fruitful to the unfaithful,² of Gādhi; rules that one should not ride in a vehicle but walk;³ of Arjuna.⁴

1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 13. 1.
2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 13. 135-6; 66. 43; IV. 9. 7.
3) Matsya-purāṇa 106. 3; 112. 20.
4) Ib. 244. 3.

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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.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) refers to a “pilgrimage to sacred places”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 49, where it is said: “pilgrimage to sacred places (tīrtayātra) is approved by the wise only for a man who cannot, according to the scriptures, attain happiness by performing the actions enjoined by the Vedas; but he who can acquire merit by offerings to the gods (deva), to the manes of deceased ancestors (pitṛ) and to the fire (agni), by vows (vrata) and muttering prayers (japa), what is the use of his wandering about on pilgrimages?”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) refers to type of “procession” representing one of the sanctification procedures for karmarcā-icons, as discussed in the fifteenth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [pratimā-pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇa]: [...] Nārada says [similar to the rules for installing the mūlavigrahas], sanctification procedures are to be observed for karmarcā-icons (196-224). The benefits accruing to those who attend to all the details of proper pratiṣṭhā-rites are listed (225-231). After pratiṣṭhā-installation, dhvajārohaṇa-flag ceremonies are to be attended to, whereupon a festival is to be celebrated for 1, 2, 9 or 12 days—culminating in a tīrthayātrā-procession (232-235). The chapter closes listing certain prohibitions concerning the treatment afforded icons already sanctified and installed (236-243).

2) Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) refers to a “procession to the river or tank”, as discussed in chapter 7 of the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.—Description of chapter [bhagavadvivāha-anukramaṇikā]: On the appointed eleventh day the Ācārya should arise early and attend to the collection of various materials necessary for the rites surrounding the marriage of the Lord. [...] On the fifteenth day a puṇḍarikahoma is to be done, followed by a procession to the river or tank [tīrthayātrā]. When this is done, then the attending deities who are stationed on the flag-post are requested to come down [dhvajāvataraṇa], and only after this is a puṣpayāga to be done.

3) Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) or Tīrthayātrotsava refers to “festive procession”, as discussed in chapter 21 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—Description of the chapter [tīrthayātrā-utsava]: On the tenth day of the great annual festival, the tīrthayātrā-utsava-rites are to be attended to—but these are to be done at some place not less than 2 miles outside the village. Detailed directions are given for the commencement of this rite, its omens, the invocations, the preliminary pūjā-rites, the procession to the place and the materials needed for the rites (1-20). Coming to the appointed river bank or other waterside place, the Lord is installed in a maṇḍapa-pavilion and, after offerings have been made to Him, He is dipped in the water thrice. Devotees are to bathe also at the same time to wash away all their individual sins (21-26a). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Shodhganga: Devalasmrti reconstruction and critical study

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the (reconstructed) Devalasmṛti, a lost text dealing with Dharmaśāstra authored by Devala—one of the most famous personalities in the ancient Sanskrit literature renowned as a Vedic Seer and a highly celebrated sage.—The original and complete text of Devalasmṛti, is no longer existing. About 2500 prose and verse quotations, of the reconstructed text were thus collected, from numerous printed and manuscript works on Dharmaśāstra. After minute and repeated study of topics, treated in the collected quotations, they were classified even into the following twenty-two different prakaraṇas (divisions) [e.g., the tīrthayātrā], of the three main adhyāyas (chapters).

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (h)

Tīrthayātra (तीर्थयात्र) refers to the “system of pilgrimage”.—In Hinduism tīrthayātra (i.e., the system of pilgrimage) seems to be very auspicious, common and popular. The temple is a place where the devotees can get the environment to connect themselves with their lords. The Hindu temple consists of all the cosmic elements from fire to water, images of nature to deities, Gods remain feminine to masculine, kāma to artha, fleeting sounds and incense smells etc. by which one can celebrate life.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा).—f (S) Pilgrimage-going. Used comprehensively or laxly.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा).—f Pilgrimage-going.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा).—a visit to a holy place, a pilgrimage.

Tīrthayātrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tīrtha and yātrā (यात्रा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा).—f. pilgrimage to holy places, [Pañcatantra] 117, 10.

Tīrthayātrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tīrtha and yātrā (यात्रा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा).—[feminine] visit to a sacred shrine or bathing-place, pilgrimage.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा):—[=tīrtha-yātrā] [from tīrtha > tīra] f. = -caryā, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcatantra] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] Name of [Śiva-purāṇa ii, 20]

[Sanskrit to German]

Tirthayatra in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Tīrthayātrā (तीर्थयात्रा):—n. pilgrimage;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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