Margashirshamasa, Margashirsha-masa, Mārgaśīrṣamāsa: 2 definitions
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Margashirshamasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mārgaśīrṣamāsa can be transliterated into English as Margasirsamasa or Margashirshamasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMārgaśīrṣamāsa (मार्गशीर्षमास).—The month of Dhanu (December). The month has got great Purāṇic importance. If one lives taking food only once during the whole of this month one will be free from all sins and diseases. (Śloka 17, Chapter 106, Anuśāsana Parva). If on the Dvādaśī day in this month one fasts the whole day and night and worships Keśava one will get the benefit of conducting an Aśvamedha yajña. (Śloka 3, Chapter 109, Anuśāsana Parva).
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaMārgaśīrṣamāsa (मार्गशीर्षमास) refers to the “month of Mārgaśīrṣa”, as taught in the Nāgajanman (“birth of the Snakes”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Those snakes born in the months of Kārtikā, Mṛgaśīrṣa [i.e., mārgaśīrṣamāsa] and Pauṣa are respectively idle, powerful and longest and extremely poisonous.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Margashirsha, Masha.
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