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tirtha, n. Hinduism.
Brit. |ˈtɪəθə|, U.S. |ˈtiː(ə)rθə|
Forms: α. 18– tirtha, 18– teertha; β. 18– tirth, 18– teerth, 18– teerut
[‹ Sanskrit tīrtha crossing-point (of a river, etc.), esp. as a ritual site (also with vernacular pronunciation tīrath). Compare later Tirthankara n.
The forms tirth and teerth show attempts to render the vernacular pronunciation while at the same time using the transliteration conventions for nagari script.]
A place of pilgrimage, esp. one by a river or lake.
1810R. Southey Curse of Kehama (Notes) 315 This is one of the five Tirthas, or stations, more eminently sacred than the rest upon this sacred river. 1854J. B. Fraser in Friendship's Offering 108 Assume the garb of patience and humility—repair alone to the teerut. 1858Missionary Mag. 38 151 The Teerthas, that is, certain places of pilgrimage—certain holy rivers, the principal of which is the Ganges. 1910Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 49 25 A great deal of magical lore lies in the wonder stories of the holy watering-places called Tīrthas. 1943Geogr. Jrnl. 102202 It is the westernmost of Hindu Tirthas still ‘in being’, and there was a special interest in visiting it as the name of the goddess, Mai Nani, to which it is sacred, indicates considerable antiquity of local worship. 2001Times of India (Nexis) 11 Jan. Perhaps the tirths of Prayag are still too numerous to list. 2003Jrnl. Asian Stud. 62 880 The Kumbh Mela is a profitable enterprise for the brahmans, and it has always been in their interests to create and maintain traditions and practices centering on their tirtha. |