Tirtha Khanda
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Tirtha Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on sacred pilgrimage sites and their religious significance in Hindu tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tirtha Khanda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5853347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirtha Khanda Context triple: [Skanda Purana, hasPart, Tirtha Khanda]
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A.
Uttara Kanda
Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
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B.
Aranya Kanda
Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.
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C.
Kishkindha Kanda
Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.
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D.
Ayodhya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda is the section of the Ramayana that narrates the events surrounding Rama’s life in Ayodhya, including his exile and the political and emotional turmoil in the royal family.
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E.
Viduragamana sub-parva
Viduragamana sub-parva is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the visit of the wise counselor Vidura to the Kaurava court and his efforts to avert the impending conflict between the Kauravas and Pandavas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirtha Khanda Target entity description: Tirtha Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on sacred pilgrimage sites and their religious significance in Hindu tradition.
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A.
Uttara Kanda
Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
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B.
Aranya Kanda
Aranya Kanda is the third book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s exile in the forest and the abduction of Sita by Ravana.
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C.
Kishkindha Kanda
Kishkindha Kanda is the fourth book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, focusing on Rama’s alliance with the monkey king Sugriva and the search for Sita.
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D.
Ayodhya Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda is the section of the Ramayana that narrates the events surrounding Rama’s life in Ayodhya, including his exile and the political and emotional turmoil in the royal family.
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E.
Viduragamana sub-parva
Viduragamana sub-parva is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the visit of the wise counselor Vidura to the Kaurava court and his efforts to avert the impending conflict between the Kauravas and Pandavas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text section
ⓘ
scriptural section ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Skanda Purana corpus ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
merit of visiting sacred places
ⓘ
myths linked to holy places ⓘ rituals at pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| emphasizes | spiritual benefits of tirtha-yatra ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
religious significance of pilgrimage
ⓘ
tirtha (sacred pilgrimage sites) ⓘ |
| genre | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sanskrit Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
punya (religious merit)
ⓘ
sin expiation through pilgrimage ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Khanda (section) of a Purana ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Smriti text ⓘ |
| teaches | dharma related to pilgrimage ⓘ |
| tradition | Puranic Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hindu pilgrimage discourse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tirtha Khanda Description of subject: Tirtha Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on sacred pilgrimage sites and their religious significance in Hindu tradition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.