Titcai, Tīṭcai: 1 definition

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Tīṭcai (தீட்சை) noun < dīkṣā.

1. Vow, solemn resolution; விரதம். [viratham.]

2. (Śaiva Philosophy) Initiation of a disciple into the mysteries of the Śaiva religion, of three stages, viz., camaya-tīṭcai, vicēṭa-tīṭcai, nirvāṇa-tīṭcai; சமயதீட்சை, விசேடதீட்சை, நிர்வாணதீட்சை என்று முத்திறப்பட்ட சைவசமயக் சடங்குகள். [samayathidsai, visedathidsai, nirvanathidsai enru muthirappatta saivasamayag sadangugal.]

3. (Śaiva Philosophy) Ways of religious initiation and purification of disciples by a guru, of seven kinds, viz., nayaṉa-tīṭcai, parica-tīṭcai, māṉaca-tīṭcai, vācaka-tīṭcai, cāttira-tīṭcai, yōka-tīṭcai, auttiri-tīṭcai; நயன தீட்சை, பரிசதீட்சை, மானசதீட்சை, வாசகதீட்சை, சாத்திரதீட்சை, யோகதீட்சை, ஔத்திரிதீட்சை என்ற எழுவகையான சைவசமயச் சடங்குகள். [nayana thidsai, parisathidsai, manasathidsai, vasagathidsai, sathirathidsai, yogathidsai, authirithidsai enra ezhuvagaiyana saivasamayas sadangugal.] (சைவசமய நெறி ஆசாரி. [saivasamaya neri asari.] 65, உரை. [urai.])

4. Allowing the hair to grow for a specified period, as after marriage, during wife’s pregnancy, etc.; குறித்த காலத்தின் முடிவு வரை மயிர்வளர்க்கை. [kuritha kalathin mudivu varai mayirvalarkkai.]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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