Vishnupadatirtha, Viṣṇupadatīrtha, Vishnupada-tirtha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇupadatīrtha can be transliterated into English as Visnupadatirtha or Vishnupadatirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaViṣṇupadatīrtha (विष्णुपदतीर्थ).—A holy place. It is stated in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, that by bathing in this place and worshipping Vāmana, one could attain the world of Viṣṇu. This place is on the bank of the river Vipāśā. It is mentioned in Droṇa Parva, Chapter 8, that Arjuna, in his dream, had travelled with Śrī Kṛṣṇa to the world of Śiva and had, on the way, visited this holy place.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇupadatīrtha (विष्णुपदतीर्थ):—[=viṣṇu-pada-tīrtha] [from viṣṇu-pada > viṣṇu] n. the sacred place called Gayā (= viṣṇu-pada), [Catalogue(s)]
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: Vishnupada, Tirtha.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - Eminence of Viṣṇupada Tīrtha < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
Vamana Legend—In the Vedas, Epics and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]