Rishitirtha, Rishi-tirtha, Ṛṣitīrtha: 6 definitions
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Rishitirtha 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 Ṛṣitīrtha can be transliterated into English as Rsitirtha or Rishitirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexṚṣitīrtha (ऋषितीर्थ).—A place on the Narmadā. Here Tṛṇabindu got rid of his curse.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 191. 22; 193. 13-4.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismṚṣitīrtha (ऋषितीर्थ) is the name of a Tīrtha (sacred bathing place) that is associated with the Ananteśvara Liṅga (symbolical manifestation of Śiva). This place represents the forty-first of the sixty-four siddhaliṅgas mentioned in the Nepalese Tyasaphu (a folding book or leporello). At each of these spots Śiva is manifest as a Liṅga. Each of these liṅgas has its own specific name, mantra, set of rituals and observances, auspicious time etc.
The auspiscious time for bathing at the Ṛṣi-tīrtha near the Ananta-īśvara-liṅga is mentioned as “caitra-kṛṣṇanavamī” (latin: caitra-krishnanavami). This basically represents the recommended day for bathing there (snānadina).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismṚṣitīrtha (ऋषितीर्थ)—One of the several gaṭhas (bathing places) in the twelve forests on the banks of the Yamunā.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚṣitīrtha (ऋषितीर्थ):—[=ṛṣi-tīrtha] [from ṛṣi] n. Name of a Tīrtha.
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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.
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Partial matches: Rishi, Tirtha.
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Full-text: Ananteshvara, Shivaloka, Trinabindu.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 314 - Greatness of the Confluence of Ṛṣitīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 15 - Ṛṣi Tīrtha: The eminence of Siddheśvara < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
Chapter 315 - Greatness of Marudāryā Devī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 20 - Naraka, Kapilātīrtha, Ṛṣitīrtha, Gaṇeśvara, Bhṛgutīrtha, Somatīrtha etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
23. Pilgrimage < [Religion]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Pilgrimages in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)