Shringavan, 艢峁涐箙gav膩n: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢峁涐箙gav膩n can be transliterated into English as Srngavan or Shringavan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Var膩ha-pur膩峁嘺艢峁涐箙gav膩n (啶多啶權啶椸さ啶距え啷�) is the name of a mountain situated at lake Asitoda and mount Vipula, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 75. The Vipula mountain lies on the western side of mount Meru, which is one of the seven mountains located in Jamb奴dv墨pa, ruled over by 膧gn墨dhra, a grandson of Sv膩yambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahm膩, who was in turn created by N膩r膩ya峁嘺, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 艢峁涐箙gav膩n (啶多啶權啶椸さ啶距え啷�).鈥�General. A mountain. It is situated to the north of the region called "Il膩v峁泃ta". Dev墨 Bh膩gavata, 8th Skandha refers to three mountains鈥擭墨lagiri, 艢vetagiri, and 艢峁涐箙gav膩n鈥攚hich are the sources of many rivers and which stand at intervals of 2,000 miles. Other details
(i) Arjuna crossed this mountain and entered Kuruvar峁 in the course of his triumphal campaign over the northern land.
(ii) This mountain is rich in minerals, is of outstanding brilliance, and is the abode of Siddhas and C膩ra峁嘺s. (Mah膩bh膩rata Bh墨峁a Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 5).
(iii) Sa帽jaya spoke at length about this mountain to Dh峁泃ar膩峁ａ弓ra. (Mah膩bh膩rata Bh墨峁a Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 8).
(iv) This mountain is glorious enough to be remembered with reverence at dawn and dusk. (Mah膩bh膩rata Anu艣膩sana Parva, Chapter 165, Verse 32). (See full article at Story of 艢峁涐箙gav膩n from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) 艢峁涐箙gav膩n (啶多啶權啶椸さ啶距え啷�).鈥擜n ancient sage. He was the son of G膩lava. He married by force, a woman named V峁沝dhakany膩. After a night鈥檚 married life, V峁沝dhakany膩 departed. The sage then renounced everything and followed her. (Mah膩bh膩rata 艢alya Parva, Chapter 82).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index艢峁涐箙gav膩n (啶多啶權啶椸さ啶距え啷�).鈥擜 var峁 parvata north of the 艢veta of three tops of which one is I峁vatam 艣ringa;1 residence of Pit峁泂.2
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.
Kavya (poetry)
: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha艢峁涐箙gav膩n (啶多啶權啶椸さ啶距え啷�).鈥擭墨la, 艢veta and 艢峁涐箙gav膩n are three 惫补谤峁辫补谤惫补迟补蝉 to the north of Jamb奴dv墨pa and they divide the three continents namely Ramyaka, Hira峁噈aya and Uttarakurude艣a respectively.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)艢峁涐箛gav膩n (啶多啶｀啶椸さ啶距え啷�) refers to one of the hundred types of Temples (in ancient Indian architecture), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擨t is quite difficult to say about a definite number of varieties of Hindu temples but in the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 hundred varieties of temples have been enumerated. For example, 艢峁涐箛gav膩n. These temples are classified according to the particular shape, amount of storeys and other common elements, such as the number of pavilions, doors and roofs.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Starts with: Shringavana, Shringavant.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - The length and extent of the Earth: Description of Jamb奴dv墨pa < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]
Chapter 17 - Var峁s of Jamb奴dv墨pa, Kimpuru峁Ｄ�, Hari and Il膩v峁泃a < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]
Chapter 21 - Description of the solar system < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.2 - R膩ja艣ekhara鈥檚 concepts of Seven Mah膩dv墨pas (islands) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩]
Part 8.3 - R膩ja艣ekhara鈥檚 concepts of Bh膩ratavar峁 (undivided india) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
6. Different Types of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Bhuvanako艣a: Evolution of the Universe < [Section 2 - Kaum膩rik膩-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 7 - The Advent of K奴rma Kalpa < [Section 3 - Rev膩-kha峁囜笉a]
Chapter 17 - Annihilation by Twelve Suns < [Section 3 - Rev膩-kha峁囜笉a]
Puranic Geography: Chatur-dvipa and Sapta-dvipa < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Subject Index of the Visnu-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]