Gangavagaha, Gaṅgāvagāha, Ganga-avagaha: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGaṅgāvagāha (गङ्गावगाह) refers to a “plunge in the Gaṅgā”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] Just as the body is purified by a plunge in the Gaṅgā (gaṅgāvagāha), so everything is sanctified on seeing a chaste woman. A chaste lady is not different from Gaṅgā. She and her husband are like Pārvatī and Śiva. Hence a sensible man shall worship them. The husband is the high tone and the wife is the quarter tone. The husband is austerity and the woman is forbearance. The husband is the fruit and the wife is a sacred rite. O Pārvatī, such a pair is blessed. [...]”.
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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