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Shuddhamarga, Śܻ󲹳, Shuddha-marga: 2 definitions

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Shuddhamarga 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.

The Sanskrit term Śܻ󲹳 can be transliterated into English as Suddhamarga or Shuddhamarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shuddhamarga in Pancaratra glossary
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śܻ󲹳 (शुद्धमार्ग) refers to the “unalloyed ranges of being�, as discussed in chapter 2 of the ṣmīٲԳٰ: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [śܻ󲹳-ś]: [...] Pure creation [śܻ󲹲ṛṣṭi] begins with the appearance of (the demi-urge) Vāsudeva who is absolute quality-without qualities [abhivyakta/anabhivyakta] and is the �para� form of the Lord. Then follow the emergence in order and increasing activity (see ch. III, below), of the three ū-forms [Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha] [...]

Pancaratra book cover
context information

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shuddhamarga in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śuddhamārga (शुद्धमार्ग).—m (S) The right or pure way (esp. of religion), orthodoxy. Ex. jēṇēṃ matē� ucchēduni samasta || śu0 vāḍhavilā ||.

context information

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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