Dvaraka, Dwarka, ٱ, Dwaraka: 27 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossaryٱ (द्वारक�).—The island kingdom of Lord Kṛṣṇa, lying off India's west coast, where He performed pastimes five thousand years ago. The capital city of the Yadus. Lord Kṛṣṇa had this city built to protect the Yadus from the attacks by the demons. It is an island situated off the eastern part of India, which is now known as Gujarat. When Lord Kṛṣṇa left this world, the ocean enveloped the whole city.
: Acta Orientalia vol. 74 (2013): Historical sequence of the Vaiṣṇava Divyaśٱ (Tuvarai or Tuvārakai) refers to one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desam (徱ⲹś or divyasthalas), located in the topographical division of Vaṭanāṭu (“North India�), according to the 9th century Nālāyirativviyappirapantam (shortly Nālāyiram).—Tradition would record the Vaiṣṇava 徱ⲹś or divyasthalas are 108. The 徱ⲹś is a base of the cult of Viṣṇu in Viṣṇuism [Vaiṣṇavism] tradition. The list of 108 [viz., ٱ] seems to have reached maturation by about the early 9th century CE as all the ś are extolled in the hymns of the twelve Āḻvārs.
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtamٱ (द्वारक�) refers to:—Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s capital city where He performed His household and kṣatriya (warrior) pastimes. Modern-day ٱ is a small city located on the western tip of the Gujarat peninsula on the Arabian Sea. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaٱ (द्वारक�).�(DVĀRAVATĪ; DVĀRĀVATĪ). The place where the capital of Śrī Kṛṣṇa stood. General information. The King Jarāsandha was the enemy of the Yādavas. To save themselves from the attack of Jarāsandha, the Yādavas united themselves under Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and built a strong city in the western islands. That beautiful city was called ٱ. Kuśasthalī, is another name of this city. The beautiful mountain Raivataka stood as a fortress round the city which was so strongly built that it was not possible even for the gods to enter it. Even women could fight sitting inside the forts. The fortress Raivataka was three yojanas long. In each yojana three divisions of the army were camped. In each yojana there were hundred doors, with a strong army to guard each of them. (Ѳٲ Sabhā Parva, Chapter 14). (See full article at Story of ٱ from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationٱ첹 (द्वारक) refers to “door-keeper� (of Śiva), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.19 (“Jalandhara’s emissary to Śiva�).—Accordingly, as Śiva says to one of his Gaṇas: “O great Gaṇa, you are blessed since you carried out my behest to the very letter. O excellent one, I am pleased with this action of yours. You shall hereafter be known by the title Kīrtimukha. You shall be my door-keeper (屹첹). You shall be one of my great Gaṇas, very heroic and terrible to all wicked persons. You are my favourite. In the course of my worship, you too shall be worshipped always by my devotees. Those who do not worship you cannot be pleasing to me�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexٱ (द्वारक�).�(also Dvāravatī and Kuśasthalī). Capital of Kṛṣṇa, built for him by Revata in the midst of sea 1(1/2) miles in circumference according to Vāstu rules and well furnished, for fear from Kālayavana;1 sacred to Hari.2 Kṛṣṇa released Nṛga in;3 Kṛṣṇa carried the spoils of war with the Yavanas to that place;4 return of Kṛṣṇa and Rāma to, after being besieged by Jarāsandha at Gomanta.5 Left by Akrūra, when the city had no rains; hence Kṛṣṇa sent for him;6 Kṛṣṇa and Sātyakī returned from Hastināpura to;7 here were sent 16000 maidens of Naraka's harem and 64 elephants of the Airāvata line;8 reached by Kṛṣṇa and Satyabhāmā after the fight for the pārijātā;9 arrival of Aniruddha's marriage party from Bhojakaṭa;10 visited by Citralekhā;11 besieged by Pauṇḍraka;12 described when visited by Nārada, as containing 900,000 houses;13 Śamba and others reached ٱ after Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya.14 Blockaded by Śālva, and defended by Pradyumna and others;15 reached by Kṛṣṇa after the Kuruṣeٰ war; city described;16 reached by Kṛṣṇa and his party after a long stay at Syamantapañcaka;17 Kṛṣṇa performed the aśvamedha here;18 visited by sages from Piṇḍāraka, Kuruṣeٰ and other places and filled with Brahmaghoṣa;19 Nārada lived there for a time to worship Kṛṣṇa;20 visited by Brahmā and other gods to invite Kṛṣṇa to go back to Vaikuṇṭha;21 evil omens in the city; people, advised by Kṛṣṇa, left for Prabhāsā.22 Dāruka informs Vasudeva and others of Kṛṣṇa's condition and Rāma's entry to his Dhāma;23 swallowed up by the sea excepting Kṛṣṇa's mansion;24 a Pit� Tīrtham;25 represents the neck of the Vedas.26 Pārijāta of heaven taken to.27
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 8. 10-27; 11. 25; 12. 36; 13. 16; 14. 1-6; X. 50. 49-57; IX. 3. 28; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 62-85; Matsya-purāṇa 4. 18; 246. 89; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 1. 91; 13. 19; V. 23. 13-15.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VII. 14. 31.
- 3) Ib. X. 37. 17-20.
- 4) Ib. X. 52. 5;
- 5) Ib. X. 52. 13-14 [1]; [56 (V) 7].
- 6) Ib. X. 57. 29-34.
- 7) Ib. X. 58. 28.
- 8) Ib. X. 59. 36-7.
- 9) Ib. X. [67 (V) 38-40].
- 10) Ib. X. 61. 40.
- 11) Ib. X. 62. 22. 64 [11]; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 32. 28-30.
- 12) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 66. [1 and 13].
- 13) Ib. X. 69. 3-7;
- 14) Ib. X. 75. 29.
- 15) Ib. X. 76. 8-14.
- 16) Ib. X. 80. [8-12]; 82. 1.
- 17) Ib. X. 84. 70.
- 18) Ib. X. 89. 22. [1]; 90. 1.
- 19) Ib. X. 28. 1-13.
- 20) Ib. XI. 2. 1.
- 21) Ib. XI. 6. 1-4.
- 22) Ib. XI. 6. 33-35; 30. 1, 5, 10.
- 23) Ib. XI. 31. 15-17.
- 24) Ib. XI. 7. 3; 31. 23; XII. 12. 60; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 37. 36; 30. 9-10.
- 25) Matsya-purāṇa 22. 38.
- 26) Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 60; 104. 76.
- 27) Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 31. 10-11.
ٱ (द्वारक�) refers to the name of a City mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. V.7.3). Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ٱ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: Temples and cult of Sri Rama in TamilnaduDvaraka (Tuvarai/Tuvaraai) refers to one of the 108 divyadesas according to Priyavaccan Pillai’s compendium of the Ramayana based on the Nalayirativviyappirapantam.—Tuvarai is in the Kathyavad Peninsula in Gujarat. Lord Krishna is said to have moved to Dvaraka after the fall of Kamsa. Kamsa’s friend Jarasandha was always a nuisance to Krishna. He was killed with the help of Bhima. It is one of the few venues that is found on the seashore.

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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Aspects of Bengal society: Ship-building and commerceDwaraka is the name of an ancient city mentioned by the author of the Kavikankan’s Chandivya pp. 195-202.—Accordingly, after the performance of the usual ceremonies before sailing, the merchant Dhanapati passed the following places: [...]—all by the side of the Ganges. Then he reached the very celebrated inland port of Bengal known as Saptagram near the Tribeni. The poet here incidentally praised this port and gave it a superiour place among the following ports and places: [e.g., Dwaraka, etc...]. According to the poet the merchants of the above places visit Saptagram but the merchants of Saptagram do never visit those ports and places.

Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Textsٱ (द्वारक�) is the name of a mountain mentioned as “one of the places where God’s presence is felt�, as discussed in chapter 36 of the ʲṣkṃh: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [ⲹٲԲ-]: God’s presence at certain places [e.g., ٱ] [...]—has made these places particularly sacred (5-28). People who live in such places will enjoy certain spiritual benefits (29-84). Those who pollute such places incur double sin, but rebirth in the holy vicinity will give them the more opportunity to atone for their former evil ways (85-125). [...] Each holy place [ṣeٰ] has a particular deity connected with it; the relationship between the place and the deity is stated-in [for example: in ٱ, Kṛṣṇa reigns] [...]; Indeed, Bhagavān is to be found everywhere-from the sun's rays and the moonlight, to the fire’s flames and the ocean's waves (383).

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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: Hinduismٱ (also known as Dvāravatī, both names meaning "the many-gated [city]" in Sanskrit; sometimes transcribed as Dwaraka and Dwaravati respectively) is a city described in the Mahabharata, as a capital of the Anarta Kingdom.
ٱ in the Mahabharata
- Pandava's sons lived in Dwaraka during their exile to woods. Their servants headed by Indrasena lived there for one year (the 13th year) (4,72)
- A desert is mentioned to be present on the way from Indraprastha to Dwaraka (14-53,55)
- Bala Rama mentioned about a sacrificial fire of Dwaraka, before he set for his pilgrimage over Sarasvati River (9,35)
- One should proceed with subdued senses and regulated diet to Dwaravati, where by bathing in Pindaraka, one obtaineth the fruit of the gift of gold in abundance (3,82)
- King Nriga in consequence of a single fault of his, had to dwell for a long time at Dwaravati and Krishna became the cause of his rescue from that miserable plight.(13,72)
- Sage Durvasa resided at Dwaravati for a long time (13,160)
- Arjuna visited Dwaravati during his military campaign after the Kurukshetra War (14,83)
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritraٱ (द्वारक�) is the name of an ancient city, according to chapter 4.2 [ܱūⲹ-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“Now there is a city named ٱ, the face-ornament of Surāṣṭra, the base of its wall washed by the waves of the western ocean. Its king was Brahmā, whose strength was undulled, by whom everyone was subdued and repressed, like a rival of Jiṣṇu (Indra). [...]�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Templeٱ첹 (द्वारक) refers to Kṛṣṇa’s abode, according to the Anantaśayanaṣeٰٳⲹ, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—In the introductory verses of the Anantaśayanaṣeٰٳⲹ, the sages ask Sūta to tell them about the origin of the Tiruvanantapuram temple and Sūta explains it in detail. The ٳⲹ describes how several sages worshipped Kṛṣṇa in ٱ첹, Kṛṣṇa’s abode. Among them is a sage named Divākara, a pious and strict devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Pleased by his devotion, Viṣṇu appears before him as a radiant young child. [...]

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary屹 (द्वारक�).—f (S) Dwarka, the capital of ṛṣṇa, a sacred place and much resorted to by pilgrims.
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 dictionaryٱ (द्वारक�).—Name of the capital of Kṛṣṇa on the western point of Gujarath (for a description of ٱ, see Śiśupālavadha 3.33-63).
See also (synonyms): 屹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ첹 (द्वारक).—mf.
(-첹�-) Dwaraka the capital of Krishna, supposed to have been submerged by the sea, but represented by a small island of the north part of the Malaber coast. E. 屹 a way, (to salvation,) affix kan; also 屹, 屹vatī, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ첹 (द्वारक).—[屹 + ka], I. n. A gate, Ѳٲ 12, 2639. Ii. f. , The name of Kṛṣṇa’s residence, Ѳٲ 1, 7899.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ첹 (द्वारक).—[neuter] door, gate; [feminine] 屹 (ri) [Name] of Kṛṣṇa’s capital.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ٱ첹 (द्वारक):—[from 屹�] n. door, gate, [Ѳٲ]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. ifc. occasioned or caused by, [Śaṃkarācārya]
3) ٱ (द्वारक�):—[from 屹첹 > 屹�] a f. ‘mԲ-ٱ�, Name of the capital of Kṛṣṇa (on the western point of Gūjarāt, supposed to have been submerged by the sea), [Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa] etc. (f(i). idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.; Religious Thought and Life in India 55, 1; 113; 400, 2])
4) [v.s. ...] b f. of [preceding]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ첹 (द्वारक):—[(ka�-)] 1. m. f. Dwāraka the capital of Krishna.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ٱ (द्वारक�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryٱ (द्वारक�):—n. � द्वारिका [屹]
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDwarka is another spelling for द्वारक� [屹].—n. � द्वारिका [屹]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary屹첹 (ဒွါရက) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[屹(1)+ka]
ဒĽī�(�)+ံı
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)屹첹�
(Burmese text): တံခါးရှိသော၊ မြို့၊ ဒွါရဝတီမြို့။
(Auto-Translation): Door City, Dwyarawadi City.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Dvarakadasa, Dvarakamahatmya, Dvarakanatha, Dvarakanatha yajvan, Dvarakantaka, Dvarakapata, Dvarakapati, Dvarakapattala, Dvarakapravesha, Dvarakarambha, Dvarakatha, Dvarakavata, Dvarakavatabandha, Dvarakesha.
Full-text (+234): Dvarakesha, Abdhinagari, Dvarakadasa, Dvarakanatha, Prabhasa, Dvaravati, Dvarika, Kushasthala, Dvarakamahatmya, Kushasthali, Udadhisuta, Dvarakapravesha, Uddhava, Raivataka, Rukmini, Ekakhambavara Dvaraka, Eka-khambavara-dvaraka, Pancadvaraka, Sudharma, Pradyumna.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.4.9 < [Chapter 4 - Journey to the City of Kuṇḍina]
Verse 6.7.42 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Verse 6.6.46 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas� Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇ� is Kidnapped]
Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study) (by Pranesh R. Archak)
Part 3 - Description of Dwaraka City < [Chapter 5 - Descriptive aspects of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Part 5 - The story of Usha and Aniruddha in the Harivamsa Purana < [Chapter 3 - Sources of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Canto 9 - Aniruddha’s Return to Dvaraka (Dwaraka) < [Chapter 2 - Summary of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.90 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.5.35 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 2.4.247 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Town Planning (1): City < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 5.1: additional notes < [Appendices]
Part 1: Prophecy about destruction of ٱ < [Chapter XI - burning of 屹 and the death of kṛṣṇa]
Part 11: The founding of ٱ < [Chapter V - Birth of Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, and Ariṣṭanemi]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.2.6 < [Part 2 - Astonishment (adbhuta-rasa)]
Verse 2.1.223 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 3.2.135 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
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