Vibhutidvadashi, Vibhūtidvādaśī: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vibhūtidvādaśī can be transliterated into English as Vibhutidvadasi or Vibhutidvadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVibhūtidvādaśī (विभूतिद्वादशी).—In honour of Viṣṇu; in the months of Kārtika, Caitra, Vaiśākha, Mārgaśīrṣa, Phālguṇa and Āṣāḍha; gift of a gold fish recommended; the end of the year must close with lavana parvata dāna; the ten avatārs of Hari with Dattātreya and Vyāsa to be worshipped;1 was observed by the courtesan Anangavatī who became the queen of God of Love;2 doing it on the banks of the Ganges gives one nirvāṇa.3
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVibhūtidvādaśī (विभूतिद्वादशी):—[=vi-bhūti-dvādaśī] [from vi-bhūti > vi-bhū] f. a Vrata or religious observance on a [particular] twelfth day (in honour of Viṣṇu), [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: Dvadashi, Vibhuti.
Full-text: Anangavati.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.4 - List of other Vratas described in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Family life according to the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]