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Tirtharaja, īٳ󲹰Ჹ, Tirtha-raja: 5 definitions

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Tirtharaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tirtharaja in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

īٳ󲹰Ჹ (तीर्थराज).—The Lord of the holy waters; Prayāga, to honour which is to honour the Lord of the waters.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 109. 15.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

1) īٳ󲹰Ჹ (तीर्थराज) refers to the ocean () and represents a Tīrtha (holy places), according to the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, The ܰܰṇa extolls the ocean as īٳ󲹰Ჹ. It is supposed to be the Parāmūrti of Śiva. In it Varuṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā and other gods reside. Jambudvīpa is virtuous and Lavaṇodadhi (the ocean of salt) in it is also sacred.

2) īٳ󲹰Ჹ (तीर्थराज) also refers to Prayāga according to different Purāṇas.—The ܰܰṇa (67.17-19a) states that the meeting place of the two rivers Gaṅgā and Yamunā is Prayāga which is also known as īٳ󲹰Ჹ. Having bathed at Prayāga and having seen Maheśvara there a person after death enjoys his desired objects in heaven.

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tirtharaja in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

īٳ󲹰Ჹ (तीर्थराज).—m (S The most eminent of holy waters or places.) A name for the ocean and for the city Prayag.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tirtharaja in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

īٳ󲹰Ჹ (तीर्थराज).—Name of Prayāga.

Derivable forms: īٳ󲹰Ჹ� (तीर्थराज�).

īٳ󲹰Ჹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īٳ and (रा�).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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