Ishtapurta, Ishta-apurta, Iṣṭāpūrta: 8 definitions
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Ishtapurta 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 Iṣṭāpūrta can be transliterated into English as Istapurta or Ishtapurta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsIṣṭāpūrta (इष्टापूर्त) refers to “(the performance of) good and meritorious works”, according to the Svacchandatantra verse 4.79b-81b.—Accordingly, “The Sādhaka is of two kinds. On the one hand, there is the śivadharmī, for whom the cosmic path is purified by Śaiva mantras and who is yoked to [particular] mantras that are to be mastered; he is knowledgeable, consecrated [to office], and devoted to the propitiation of mantras. This Śaiva Sādhaka is capable [of mastering] the threefold supernatural powers. The second [kind of Sādhaka] adheres to the mundane path and is devoted to the performance of good and meritorious works (iṣṭāpūrta-vidhi); desiring the fruits produced by [his] karma, he abides solely [devoted to] meritorious [karma], free of the unmeritorious. [The Guru] should always perform the destruction of the unmeritorious portion [of the candidate’s karma] with mantras”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIṣṭāpūrta (इष्टापूर्त).—f. [iṣṭaṃ ca pūrtaṃ ca tayoḥ samāhāraḥ pūrvapadadīrghatvam] Performance of pious or charitable deeds; performing sacrifices, and digging wells and doing other acts of charity; इष्टापूर्तविधेः सपत्नशमनात् (iṣṭāpūrtavidheḥ sapatnaśamanāt) Mv.3.1; cf. also इष्टापूर्ते पुत्रपशूंश्च सर्वान् (iṣṭāpūrte putrapaśūṃśca sarvān) Kaṭh.1.8. वापीकूपतडागादिदेवतायतनानि च । अन्नप्रदानमारामाः पूर्तमर्थ्याः प्रचक्षते ॥ एकाग्निकर्महवनं त्रेतायां यच्च हूयते । अन्तर्वेद्यां च यद्दानमिष्टं तदभिधीयते (vāpīkūpataḍāgādidevatāyatanāni ca | annapradānamārāmāḥ pūrtamarthyāḥ pracakṣate || ekāgnikarmahavanaṃ tretāyāṃ yacca hūyate | antarvedyāṃ ca yaddānamiṣṭaṃ tadabhidhīyate) ||
Derivable forms: iṣṭāpūrtam (इष्टापूर्तम्).
See also (synonyms): iṣṭāpūrti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryIṣṭāpūrta (इष्टापूर्त).—i. e. iṣṭa-ā-pūrta (vb. yaj and pṛ10), n. Sacrifices and pious works, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 23, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryIṣṭāpūrta (इष्टापूर्त).—[neuter] sg. & [dual] & iṣṭāpūrti [feminine] sacrifice and charity; poss. rtin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIṣṭāpūrta (इष्टापूर्त):—[from iṣṭa] n. ‘filled up or stored up sacrificial rites’, or the merit of sacred rites etc. stored up in heaven, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Rāmāyaṇa etc.] (See, [Muir v, 293]; according to Banerjea’s translation of Brahma-sūtras, p.19, iṣṭa means personal piety, pūrta works for the benefit of others).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIṣṭāpūrta (ಇಷ್ಟಾಪೂರ್ತ):—
1) [noun] (pl.) the deeds performed for the purpose of a) satisfying the gods; a sacrifice.
2) [noun] the act of helping the general public (by constructing water tanks, roads, etc.).
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Iṣṭāpūrta (ಇಷ್ಟಾಪೂರ್ತ):—[adverb] to one’s full satisfaction; to one’s full contentment.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ishta, Apurta.
Starts with: Ishtapurtasyaparijyani.
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