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Uttering means something in 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.

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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Uttering of prayers (during a storm) (possibly causing shipwreck) during Sea-voyages in ancient India (known in Prakrit as: jattā, or Sanskrit: yātrā) was vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Accordingly, [...] A vivid description of the Storm is given consisting of rushing or gathering of clouds, dashing of waves, splashing of sea-monsters, etc. As a result the ship was tossed from side to side, the masts were broken, etc. In such a plight the men on the ship uttered prayers to their respective gods of motley pantheon, e.g., reciting a stotra to Nārāyaṇa, promising an annual sacrifice or offering to Caṇḍikā, a holy pilgrimage to Śiva and prayers to Mātṛkas, Sūrya, Vināyaka, Skanda, Yakṣa (probably Kubera), Revanta (the son of Sūrya), Buddha and others. Others vowed to feed Brāhmaṇas on their return. The ship was split into splinters and completely lost into vicious sea, the goods under water, and the sailors all died.

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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.

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