Tulapurushadana, Tulāpuruṣadāna: 2 definitions
Introduction
Tulapurushadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Tulāpuruṣadāna can be transliterated into English as Tulapurusadana or Tulapurushadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTulāpuruṣadāna (तुलापुरुषदान).—See under Merudāna.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTulāpuruṣadāna (तुलापुरुषदान).—n.
(-naṃ) Gift of gold or valuables of the weight of the donor. E. tulāpuruṣa, and dāna gift.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dana, Tulapurusha.
Starts with: Tulapurushadanapaddhati, Tulapurushadanaprayoga.
Full-text: Mahadana.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - The Greatness of Viśālā < [Section 3 - Badarikāśrama-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - The Greatness of Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Redemption from Hells < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 119 - In Praise of a Fast for a Month < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]