English Meaning of pitha

Meaning of 'pitha'

n a low wooden seat on which one may sit in a squatting position; an al tar; a seat or a resort (esp. of a deity); a holy place; (myth.) any of the fifty-one holy places where fell the pieces cut off from the body of Sati (sati), the wife of Shiva (siba); an institution or a place regarded with some sanctity (bidyapitha).

Meaning of পীঠ

n a low wooden seat on which one may sit in a squatting position; an al tar; a seat or a resort (esp. of a deity); a holy place; (myth.) any of the fifty-one holy places where fell the pieces cut off from the body of Sati (সতী), the wife of Shiva (শিব); an institution or a place regarded with some sanctity (বিদ্যাপীঠ).

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