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Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Ulkānavamī (उल्कानवमी) or Ulkānavamīvrata refers to type of Vrata (“religious observances”), according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, this Ulkānavamī-vrata is stated in the Saurapurāṇa 50.26ff1. Goddess Pārvatī becomes pleased very quickly by the observance of Ulkānavamī-vrata. This vrata is observed on the ninth tithi of bright fortnight in the month of Āśvina. Ninth tithi is very dear to Pārvatī as she killed the great demons like Mahiṣāsura etc on this day.

Accordingly,

“On the navamī-tithi of āśvina-śuklapakṣa a self-controlled person, taking his bath, having propitiated the Pitṛs and Gods and worshipping the preceptor, should worship the Goddess, the killer of Mahiṣāsura. Worshipping her with flowers, incense, lamp, naivedva, milk, water, curd, fruits etc. with devotion, the performer should pray the goddess with the mantra: [cf. Saurapurāṇa 50.31b-34a].

The observer should feed virgin girls (kumārī) numbering nine or seven or one according to his ability and pray for pardon. At the end of the year again should feed the little girls (kumārīkāḥ) and propitiate them with cloth and ornaments and take leave of them by salutation. The performer should donate a cow to a good Brahmin.

Any woman performing this Ulkānavamī-vrata shines like Ulkā (meteor) on the earth among her co-wives (“ulkāvatsā sapatnināṃ tejasā bhāti bhūtale”). The performance of this vrata gives all perfection; it is virtuous and destroyer of all obstacles”.

Note: This Ulkānavamī-vrata is reffered in Bhaviṣyapurāṇa, Uttarabhāga 62.1-17; See also Hemādri’s Vratakhaṇḍa 1.895-899; P.V. Kane, HDS, Vol. V Part I. pp 277-78.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ulkānavamī (उल्कानवमी).—f. The ninth day of the light half of the month of Āsvina; (a vrata is observed on this day.)

Ulkānavamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ulkā and navamī (नवमी).

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

Ulkānavamī (उल्कानवमी):—[=ulkā-navamī] [from ulkā] f. the ninth day of the light half of the month Aśvayuj

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Ulkanavami 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.

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Partial matches: Navami, Ulka.

Starts with: Ulkanavamivrata.

Full-text: Ulkanavamivrata, Durga, Kalika, Candi, Parvati, Shati.

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