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Keshavananda, Keshava-nanda, śԲԻ岹, Keshava-ananda: 2 definitions

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Keshavananda 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 śԲԻ岹 can be transliterated into English as Kesavananda or Keshavananda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Keshavananda in Chandas glossary
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Keśava Nanda (केशव नन्द) (C. 1644 C.E.), author of Chandaḥsiddhāntabhāskara otherwise known as Vyāsa Keśavajī Nanda Śarman was the son of Vyāsa Sūrajī and brother of Kaṇḍajī and Kṛṣṇajī. Keśava mentions the name of his father and brother in the colophon of the text.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Keshavananda in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) śԲԻ岹 (केशवानन्�) is the “secret name� of 峾ś𱹲—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—峾ś𱹲� is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His Gopya or “secret name� is śԲԻ岹. This secret name is the one by which he is known only to fellow initiates, his teachers and disciples. It is never revealed to anybody outside the circle of initiates.

2) śԲԻ岹 (केशवानन्�) is also mentioned as the “worship name� of ѳܻṭa—another one of the Sixteen Siddhas.—ѳܻṭa is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His Prapūjya or “worship name� is śԲԻ岹 (alternatively, Bhagānanda, Bhaṭṭa, Mudrānanda). This Pūjā name is the one by which the Siddhas are worshipped.

3) śԲԻ岹 (केशवानन्�) (=śԲԻ岹nātha) is another name for Rudradeva—another one of the Sixteen Siddhas.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Rudradeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is alternatively known as Keśava, śԲԻ岹 or śԲԻ岹nātha according to the Siddhakhaṇḍa.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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