Vishaharini, վṣaṇ�, Visha-harini: 1 definition
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Vishaharini 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 վṣaṇ� can be transliterated into English as Visaharini or Vishaharini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsaվṣaṇ� (विषहारिणी) refers to “that which extirpates poison�, as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—According to the Kaśyapasaṃhita verse V.63, “Adorned with ٰ貹ñ첹 and the syllables with the sound of bindu, the goddess extirpates the Kālakūṭa poison (ṣaṇ�) just as the rising sun at dawn destroys darkness at dawn�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)