Devadarshana, D膿va诲补谤艣补苍补, 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补, Deva-darshana: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Devadarshana 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 terms D膿va诲补谤艣补苍补 and 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Devadarsana or Devadarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え) is the name of a Br膩hman, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as A峁弓ah膩sa said to Saud膩min墨: 鈥�... my dear, there is in this town a Br膩hman of the name of 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补. He is poor in children and in wealth, and, though he keeps up five fires, hunger makes two others burn more fiercely鈥攏amely, the fire of digestion in his own stomach and in that of his wife.鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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�.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え) refers to 鈥渟eeing the gods鈥� (in a dream), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 4.8-13, while describing auspicious dreams]鈥斺�淸The dreamer] crosses over the ocean and river. Likewise sunrise and indeed blazing fire [are auspicious. Also auspicious is when the dreamer] sees planets, constellations, stars and the disk of the moon. [When the dreamer] ascends the palace or a turret of the palace, climbs a mountain top, tree, elephant, young animal, bull, horse, or man. [In auspicious dreams one] sees a chariot and also sees the siddhamantra, obtains the perfected oblation and sees the gods, etc. (诲别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补鈥�dev膩d墨n膩峁� ca 诲补谤艣补苍补m) [...]鈥�
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え) refers to 鈥渄ivine vision鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.41 (鈥淒escription of the Altar-Structure鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淎ddressed thus by 艢iva, O sage, you endowed with divine vision (诲别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补) told him secretly what you saw in the altar鈥�.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え) is mentioned as a Ved膩nta teacher in chapter 15 of the (fourth part of the) 艢腻峁囜笉颈濒测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards K峁涐梗峁嘺 who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).鈥擠escription of the chapter [产丑补惫颈峁补诲腻肠腻谤测补-苍颈谤奴辫补峁嘺]: A more detailed prediction is made concerning the (tempting) 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 God will take as Buddha (1-8). [...] Those who appear to counter-argue the Buddhists and Jains number among themselves such names as: Vy膩sa [...]. Then come Ved膩nta teachers and expounders of Vy膩sa鈥檚 system, Gau岣峚p膩da, Govinda, 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补, 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha, Kum膩ra, et. al. (17-23). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿va诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え).鈥攏 (S) The visit to an idol (esp. of a married couple shortly after marriage).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishd膿va诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え).鈥�n The visit to an idol.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え).鈥�a. visiting the gods.
-苍补岣� Name of N膩rada; 啶ぅ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶班う啷� 啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え啶� (yath膩 pr膩ha n膩rado 诲别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补岣�) Bh膩gavata 2.8.1.
顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and 诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え).鈥擺adjective] seeing the gods.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补 (啶︵啶掂う啶班啶多え):鈥擺=deva-诲补谤艣补苍补] [from deva] mfn. seeing the gods, familiar with them, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of N膩rada, [Bp. ii, 8, 1]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Br膩hman, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
4) [v.s. ...] n. appearance of a god, [Si峁僪膩sana-dv膩tri峁兣沬k膩 or vikram膩ditya-caritra, jaina recension]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Darshana, Deva.
Full-text: Daivadarshanin, Devadarsha, Shridarshana, Gaudapada, Kumara, Shrikantha, Darshana, Bhavishyadacaryanirupana.
Relevant text
Search found 5 books and stories containing Devadarshana, D膿va诲补谤艣补苍补, 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补, Devadarsana, Deva-darshana, Deva-诲补谤艣补苍补, Deva-darsana; (plurals include: Devadarshanas, D膿va诲补谤艣补苍补s, 顿别惫补诲补谤艣补苍补s, Devadarsanas, darshanas, 诲补谤艣补苍补s, darsanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 234 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
Children and Pregnancy < [Chapter 4 - Social Conditions]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXIII < [Book XII - 艢a艣膩峁卥avat墨]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - Queries regarding the relation between the body, Soul and God, etc. < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 45 - Exposition of Dharmas leading to Liberation (mok峁dharma) < [Part 2 - Dvit墨ya-p膩da]