Tirthadi, Tirthādi: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTirthādi (तिर्थादि).—Sacred places of pilgrimage; as frequented by Piśācas;1 śrāddhas at; enumeration of a number of them for śrāddha offerings.2 First Gurutīrtham, then Dhyānatīrtham, and lastly Brahmatīrtham,3 Paraśurāma went about to purify himself;4 names of about 100 Tīrthas given.5
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 405; 9. 42; Matsya-purāṇa 17. 11.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 13 (whole); Matsya-purāṇa 15. 17.
- 3) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 22. 6; 24. 39.
- 4) Ib. IV. 5. 4.
- 5) Matsya-purāṇa Ch. 22; 83. 10.
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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The Sarasvati Purana < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]