Skandatirtha, Skandatīrtha, Skanda-Tirtha: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSkandatīrtha (स्कन्दतीर्थ).—At the Narmadā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 191. 50-51.
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: ŚaivismSkandatīrtha (स्कन्दतीर्थ) is the name of a Tīrtha (sacred bathing place) that is associated with the Kārttikeyeśvara Liṅga (symbolical manifestation of Śiva). This place represents the twenty-eighth 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 Skanda-tīrtha near the Kārttikeya-īśvara-liṅga is mentioned as “caitra-śukla-tṛtīyā” (latin: caitra-shukla-tritiya). 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.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 111 - The Greatness of Skanda Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 118 - The Greatness of Indra Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 84 - Tirthas from the Confluence of Gangā and Varaṇā up to Maṇikarṇikā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 58 < [Volume 5 (1879)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
6. The river Narmadā in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Sucipatra or contents of the Vamana Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Skanda in the Puranas and Classical Literature < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Pilgrimages in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The Life of Caitanya < [Chapter XXXII - Caitanya and his Followers]