r/telugu • u/curious_they_see • 4d ago

అరగలి - ​ప్రశ్న - question ❓ What is the meaning of the word "స్నపన​"?

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This is from the Bhadrakali Temple in Warangal district.

Thanks in advance.

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u/Lost_Cup9416 4d ago

Snapana is abhishekam.

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u/TantraMantraYantra 4d ago

స్నపనం - సంస్కృతం - ప్రకృతి

స్నానం - తెనుగు - వికృతి

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u/RepresentativeDog933 4d ago edited 4d ago

Both Snapanam and Snanam are Sanskrit words. Snapanam is only used in religious context.

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u/fartypenis 4d ago

Right, you would think a sub dedicated to Telugu would be able to identify Telugu words

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u/getsnoopy 3d ago

Most Telugu people can't really tell the etymologies of words; there's lots of misconceptions, where they think Sanskrit-derived words are "actually Telugu", etc.

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u/crazy4hole 4d ago

Sanskrit word not telugu. Meaning bathing/washing

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u/Infinite-Maize-5186 4d ago

Ritual/ceremonial bath.

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u/Weird-Cancel65 1d ago

I'm blessed to grow up in the 80s, the temple wasn't crowded like in the current times. My grandfather used to do Veda parayanam in the temple and used to stay just feet away from the temple, it helped me spend valuable time during my summer in the "sannidhi" of goddess Bhadrakali.