Pītāmbara

Pītāmbara (Sanskrit: पीताम्बर) is a term in Hindu iconography, meaning "yellow garment or shawl",^[1]^[2] also translated as "clothed in yellow garments",^[3] and "name of Vishnu-Krishna".^[4] It is primarily depicted on the deity Vishnu and his incarnations,^[5] regarded to represent the Vedas.^[6]

Krishna (left) wearing yellow garments, with Arjuna (right).

Description

In Hinduism, the pītāmbara is regarded to represent a yajna or sacrifice,^[7] and is referred to as a garment of Purusha and the Vedic metre.^[8]^[9]

In the Puranas, pītāmbara means "yellow cloth", and is used to describe Vishnu.^[10]

In Vaishnavism and Shaivism, the pītāmbara is the "yellow dhoti" or "bright golden-yellow garment" described as the garment of Vishnu or Krishna.^[11]

References

^ pitambar, Wiktionary
^ Rao, T. A. Gopinatha (1985). Elements of Hindu Iconography. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-208-0878-2.
^ Walker, Benjamin (2019-04-09). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume II M-Z. Routledge. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-429-62419-3.
^ pītāmbara पीताम्बर
^ Daniélou, Alain (December 1991). The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-89281-354-4.
^ Stutley, Margaret (2019-04-09). The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography. Routledge. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-429-62425-4.
^ Pitambara, Pitāmbara, Pītāmbara, Pita-ambara: 19 definitions, In Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), wisdomlib.org
^ Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa), Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration, CHAPTER ELEVEN
^ Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 12, SB 12.11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa (11-12)
^ Śivapurāṇa 2.3.43, The Shiva Purana by J. L. Shastri, Chapter 43 - Description of Śiva's wonderful sport, Pārvatī-khaṇḍa
^ Pitambara, Pitāmbara, Pītāmbara, Pita-ambara: 19 definitions, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), wisdomlib.org

Sources

Dowson, John: A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion – Geography, History and Religion; D.K.Printworld Ltd., New Delhi, India, 2005

External links

Sanskrit - Dictionary

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[1] tambar, Wiktionary

[2] Rao, T. A. Gopinatha (1985). Elements of Hindu Iconography. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-208-0878-2.

[3] Walker, Benjamin (2019-04-09). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume II M-Z. Routledge. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-429-62419-3.

[pītāmbara-4] ītāmbara पीताम्बर

[5] Daniélou, Alain (December 1991). The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-89281-354-4.

[6] Stutley, Margaret (2019-04-09). The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography. Routledge. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-429-62425-4.

[Pitambara-7] Pitambara, Pitāmbara, Pītāmbara, Pita-ambara: 19 definitions, In Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), wisdomlib.org

[8] Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa), Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration, CHAPTER ELEVEN

[9] Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 12, SB 12.11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa (11-12)

[10] Śivapurāṇa 2.3.43, The Shiva Purana by J. L. Shastri, Chapter 43 - Description of Śiva's wonderful sport, Pārvatī-khaṇḍa

[11] Pitambara, Pitāmbara, Pītāmbara, Pita-ambara: 19 definitions, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), wisdomlib.org

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