Shubhasaptami, Śubhasaptamī: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śubhasaptamī can be transliterated into English as Subhasaptami or Shubhasaptami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚubhasaptamī (शुभसप्तमी).—To be observed in the month of Āśvayuja in honour of the sun god; he becomes one among the devagaṇas and lives as such upto the final dissolution of the world.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 74. 3; 80. 1, 11.
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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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 4 - The Vratas Observed and the Sun-worship < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
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)
The Puranic Records on the Sun-worship < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]