Mahagauri, 惭补丑腻驳补耻谤颈, 惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨, Mah膩-gauri, Mah膩-gauri, Maha-gauri: 9 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭补丑腻驳补耻谤颈 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啶�).鈥擜 prominent river in India. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, Bh墨峁a Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 33).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啷�).鈥擜 river from the Vindhyas.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 16. 33; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 114. 28; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 45. 103.
惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啷�) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. VI.10.32). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啷�) is an epithet for the Goddess according to the Bhairav墨stotra in the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淰ictory! Victory (to you) O goddess (产丑补驳补惫补迟墨)! (You) who are like the solar orb of the emergence of Supreme Reality! (You who are) the star that is the circle of all the directions illumined by the halo of the light of your own body! O plane of stability! (You whose) body of enjoyment (蝉补峁僢丑辞驳补诲别丑补) is radiant white (蝉惫补肠肠丑腻) and unlimited in all (its) limbs! O 惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (Great White One)! [...]鈥�
: Hare-Krsna: Nava-Durg膩惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啷�) refers to one of the nine 狈补惫补诲耻谤驳腻 which literally means the 鈥渘ine forms of Goddess Durg膩鈥�, and constitute, according to Vedic scriptures, the manifestation of Durg膩 in Her nine different aspects. [...] Each goddess [viz., 惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨] has a different form and a special significance.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啷�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-驳补耻谤墨] [from mah膩 > mah] f. one of the 9 forms of Durg膩, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补丑腻驳补耻谤墨 (啶す啶距啷屶ぐ啷�):鈥攏. 1. the eighth of nine Gauris worshipped in Dashain; 2. a red cane;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Mahagauripujapaddhati, Mahagaurivita.
Full-text: Navagraha, Navadurga, Gaura, Svaccha, Sambhogadeha, Durga.
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