Vayutirtha, Vāyutīrtha, Vayu-tirtha: 1 definition
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Vayutirtha 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: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami TempleVāyutīrtha (वायुतीर्थ) refers to one of the Tīrthas (“sacred water-bodies”) mentioned in the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—A māhātmya usually describes the Tīrthas (sacred water-bodies) in the surroundings of the centres that figure in that māhātmya. In the eleventh chapter Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, too, we find a list of Tīrthas around the Tiruvanantapuram Temple [e.g., Vāyutīrtha] describing its legends and glory.
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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