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Mithila Mahatmya
Mithila Mahatmya (Sanskrit: मिथिला महात्म्य ) is a religious text which describes the glories of the Mithila region. It is a section within the larger '' Brihadvishnupurana'', a revered Sanskrit text. Description The ''Mithila Mahatmya'' literally translates to "''The Glory of Mithila''" and refers to texts that extol the virtues and importance of the Mithila region in Hinduism. In the text Mithila Mahatmya, there are dialogues between Maitreya and the sage Parashara. In the dialogues, Maitreyia asked to the sage Parashara about the glories and sacredness of the Mithila region, then he described the glories and sacredness of Mithila, the land between the Ganges and Himalayas, blessed by 15 rivers. It highlights Mithila as the birthplace of Goddess Sita, the wife of Lord Rama, and a place of knowledge and divine favor. The text Mithila Mahatmya also provides the origin of King Mithi (founder of the kingdom of Mithila), the details of the boundary of Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified by adherence to the concept of ''dharma'', a Ṛta, cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described by the modern term ''Sanātana Dharma'' () emphasizing its eternal nature. ''Vaidika Dharma'' () and ''Arya dharma'' are historical endonyms for Hinduism. Hinduism entails diverse systems of thought, marked by a range of shared Glossary of Hinduism terms, concepts that discuss God in Hinduism, theology, Hindu mythology, mythology, among other topics in Hindu texts, textual sources. Hindu texts have been classified into Śruti () and Smṛti (). The major Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maithili Language
Maithili ( , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal's Koshi Province, Koshi and Madhesh Provinces. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. It is the second most commonly spoken native languages of Nepal, Nepalese language constitutionally registered as one of the fourteen provincial official languages of Nepal. It is spoken by 21.7 million people. Of those, 3.2 million are Nepalis, Nepalese speakers. The language is predominantly written in Devanagari, but the historical Tirhuta script, Tirhuta and Kaithi scripts retained some use until today. Official status In 2003, Maithili was included in the 8th Schedule, Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution as a recognised language of India, Indian language, which allows it to be used in education, government, and other official contexts in India. The Maithili language i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Language
Nepali (; , ), or ''Gorkhali'' is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official and most widely spoken Languages of Nepal, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a ''lingua franca''. Nepali has Languages with official status in India, official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal. It is spoken by about a quarter of Bhutan's population. Nepali also has a significant number of speakers in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. In Myanmar it is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas. The Nepali diaspora in the Middle East, Brunei, Australia and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 19 million native speakers and another 14 million as a second language. Nepali is commonly classified within the Eastern Pahari group of the Northern Indo-Aryan languages, Northern zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matihani, Mahottari
Matihani is a municipality located in the Mahottari District of Nepal, established in 2016. Matihani comprises nine wards—the smallest unit of local government in Nepal—which were formerly part of nine separate Village development committee (Nepal), village development committees. The municipality spans an area of 29.02 square kilometers and had a total population of 36,136 in 2021. Historical importance Matihani is considered the gateway to the Ramayana in Nepal. Located at the Indian border, Matihani is believed to be the site where the Matkor ceremony for Mata Sita was conducted in the Treta Yuga]During a traditional Mithila wedding, the Matkor ceremony is held upon the groom's arrival at the bride's house. The Bedi ritual, involving the use of mud, is part of the Matkor ceremony. During the annual wedding ceremony (Vivaha Panchami, Bibah Panchmi), which takes place every year at Janakpur, the mud is taken from the nearby pond of the Swami Lakshmi Narayan temple. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth
Yjnayavalkya Lakshminarayan Vidyapeeth () is a Sanskrit–language Nepalese university campus. It is one of the constituent campuses of Nepal Sanskrit University. It was established in 1774 CE (1801 BS) by Hema Karna Sen, the King of Makwanpur and a sage named Tasmaiya Baba in Matihani village of Nepal. It is one of the oldest educational institutions of Nepal and has helped establish Matihani, Mahottari as a centre of Sanskrit and Vedic education. Etymology The campus is named after the Hindu sage Yajnavalkya and the divine couple Lakshmi Narayana. The campus was established on the premise of a temple dedicated to Lakshmi Narayana. Vidyapeeth loosely translates to an education centre. History In 1744 (1801 BS), King Hema Karna Sen of Makwanpur, built a temple dedicated to Lakshmi Narayana at Matihani and a sage named Tasmaiya Baba started teaching Sanskrit below a Peepul tree located at the temple's premises. From , the institution started teaching Sanskrit grammar, Vedan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dainik Bhaskar
''Dainik Bhaskar '' () is a Hindi-language daily newspaper in India which is owned by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. According to the World Association of Newspapers, it ranked fourth in the world by circulation in 2016 and per the Indian Audit Bureau of Circulations was the largest newspaper in India by circulation . Started in Bhopal in 1958, it expanded in 1983 with the launch of ''Dainik Bhaskar'' Indore edition. The Dainik Bhaskar Group is present in 13 Indian states with 65 editions in Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati. History ''Subah Savere'' was launched in 1948 to fulfill the need for a Hindi-language daily newspaper. It launched under the name ''Subah Savere'' ("Early Morning") in Bhopal and ''Good Morning India'' in Gwalior. In 1957, the newspaper was renamed ''Bhaskar Samachar''. In 1958, the newspaper was renamed ''Dainik Bhaskar''. The word ''Bhaskar'' means "the Rising Sun" in English. Its rising sun graphic was meant to represent a bright future. 2021 income t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandit Lal Das
Pandit Lal Das was a Maithili poet, writer and composer known by the sobriquet ''Mahakavi'' ( means a great poet ) during 19th century CE in the Mithila region of Bihar. He was a scholar of Maithili, Sanskrit, Hindi and Persian languages. Early life Pandit Lal Das born at ''Khadaua'' village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar in 1856 AD. Earlier he was known as ''Chudamani Lal Das''. His father name was ''Bachkan Lal Das''. Pandit Lal Das learn Maithili and Hindi languages at the age of seven only by his teacher ''Bhaiyadas''. Due his father's association with learned scholars, he became fluent in Sanskrit language also. Those days Persian was one of the language of higher education, so his father sent him to a ''Maulabhi'' for learning Persian language. In four years of training he became fluent in this language also. There he learnt about Firdausi, Rudki and Khayyam, etc. Influence There is a tradition in Mithila that when daughters go to their in-laws' h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) is a state university located at Darbhanga, Bihar, India, dedicated to the teaching and promotion of Sanskrit. History KSDSU was established in 1961, with the scholar Umesh Mishra as its first Vice-Chancellor. The then Education Minister of unified Bihar, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, announced the instigation of the university. Kameshwar Singh donated his ancestral Anand Bagh Palace to the government of Bihar as a university for the promotion of Sanskrit. Currently, this palace is the head office of the university. It has held one awareness campaign. Sanskrit scholar and poet Ram Karan Sharma was the vice chancellor from 1974 to 1980. Campus Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University is located in Laxmishwar Vilas Palace, also known as Anand Bag in Darbhanga. See also *List of Sanskrit universities in India The Sanskrit Universities are specialized universities that aim to promote and spread sanskrit education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government of India, alongside English language, English, and is the ''lingua franca'' of North India. Hindi is considered a Sanskritisation (linguistics), Sanskritised Register (sociolinguistics), register of Hindustani. Hindustani itself developed from Old Hindi and was spoken in Delhi and neighbouring areas. It incorporated a significant number of Persian language, Persian loanwords. Hindi is an Languages with official status in India, official language in twelve states (Bihar, Gujarat , Mizoram , Maharashtra ,Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), and six Union territory, union territories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirhuta Script
The Tirhuta also known as Mithilakshar or Maithili script has historically been used for writing the Maithili language, Maithili, an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by almost 35 million people of cultural Mithila (region), Mithila. It was also used to write the Sanskrit language. The scripts of Maithili language, Maithili, Bengali language, Bengali, Assamese language, Assamese, Newar language, Newari, Odia language, Odia and Lhasa Tibetan, Tibetan are a part of the same family of scripts. History The Lalitavistara Sūtra, Lalitavistara, an ancient Buddhist texts, Buddhist text, mentions the ''Vaidehi'' script. A significant transformation occurred in the northeastern alphabet in the latter half of the 7th century AD. This evolution is first evident in the inscriptions of ''Adityasena''. The eastern variant of this transformed script subsequently developed into the Maithili script, which gained prominence in regions like Assam, Bengal, and Nepal. The earliest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithila Madhya Parikrama
Mithila Madhya Parikrama (मिथिला मध्य परिक्रमा) is an annual periodic journey of the central part of the ancient Mithila (region), Mithila in Nepal and Bihar (India). It is held every year between the months of Kartik Purnima, Kartik (October–November), Falgun (February–March) and Baishakh (April–May). But nowadays only Falgun (February–March) journey is famous. It is a circular journey of the central part of the Ancient Mithila (region), Mithila. It covers a distance of 128 km circular path. It is mentioned in the epic Mithila Mahatmya which was composed in the 18th century. It is also called as the ''Mahakumbha of Mithila.'' Similarly it is also considered as the ''symbol of Nepal-India mutual goodwill''. Description According to the third chapter of the epic Mithila Mahatmya there are three Hindu calendar months Kārtika (month), Kartik (कार्तिक), Falgun (फाल्गुन) and Boishakh, Baishakh (बै ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithila (region)
Mithila (), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. It comprises certain parts of Bihar and Jharkhand states of India and adjoining districts of the Koshi Province, Bagmati Pradesh and Madhesh Province of Nepal. The native language in Mithila is Maithili language, Maithili, and its speakers are referred to as Maithils. Mithila is commonly used to refer to the Videha Kingdom, as well as to the modern-day territories that fall within the ancient boundaries of Videha. Until the 20th century, Mithila was still ruled in part by the Raj Darbhanga. History In Jainism Mithilā is one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in Jainism. Apart from its association with ''Mahavira'', the 24th Tirthankara, it is also known for its association with ''Mallinatha'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
