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Mahaprasada, Maha-prasada, Ѳ岹: 9 definitions

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Mahaprasada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Ѳ岹 (महाप्रसा�) refers to:—Literally, ‘great kindness� or ‘mercy�; remnants of food offered to the Deity; other articles offered to the Lord, such as incense, flowers, garlands, and clothing. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ѳ岹 (महाप्रसा�) refers to “great grace�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife�).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She shall partake of the leavings of her husband’s food or whatever is given by him saying ‘This is thy great grace ()�. She shall never take food without first offering due share to the gods, the Pitṛs, the guests, the servants, cows and saintly mendicants. A gentle lady of chaste rites shall always be clever to manage the household with limited requisites. She shall be averse to spend unnecessarily. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

岹 (महाप्रसा�).—m (S) The flowers, sweetmeats &c. distributed at the winding up of an ܳٲ or religious festival: also a present from a Guru, idol &c. 2 (Literally but less common.) Great favorableness or favor. Ex. prasādācēni harikhē� || saprēma sukhē� ḍullatī ||.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ѳ岹 (महाप्रसा�).�

1) a great favour.

2) a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदक� � निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं � विशेषत� � महाप्रसा� इत्युक्त्व� ग्राह्यं विष्णो� प्रयत्नत� (pādodaka� ca nirmālya� naivedya� ca viśeṣata� | 岹 ityuktvā grāhya� viṣṇo� prayatnata�)

Derivable forms: 岹� (महाप्रसादः).

Ѳ岹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and (प्रसाद).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Ѳ岹 (महाप्रसा�).—name of a former Buddha: Ѳ屹ٳ iii.231.8.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ѳ岹 (महाप्रसा�):—[=-岹] [from > mah] m. a gr° favour or kindness, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] a gr° present (of food etc. distributed among the persons present at the worship of an idol), [Matsyasūkta’s Śabdakalpadruma]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. of gr° kindness, exceedingly gracious, [Mahābhārata]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ѳ岹 (महाप्रसा�):—n. 1. a great favor; 2. a great present (of food offered to an idol);

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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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