Vishnutirtha, Viṣṇutīrtha, Vishnu-tirtha: 4 definitions
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Vishnutirtha 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 Viṣṇutīrtha can be transliterated into English as Visnutirtha or Vishnutirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexViṣṇutīrtha (विष्णुतीर्थ).—Of Yodhanīpuram; where the Asuras were slain by Vāsudeva in large numbers;1 more efficacious than the Ganges.2
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 dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumViṣṇutīrtha (विष्णुतीर्थ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Saṃnyāsavidhi. Some work of his is quoted in Smṛtyarthasāgara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣṇutīrtha (विष्णुतीर्थ):—[=viṣṇu-tīrtha] [from viṣṇu] m. Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [ib.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishnu, Tirtha.
Full-text: Vishnucitta, Samnyasavidhi.
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The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100h - Antargṛha Yātrā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 28 - The Greatness of Holy Spots < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 231 - The Number of Tīrthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Pilgrimages in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]