Himavadgiri, Himavat-giri: 5 definitions
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Himavadgiri 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationHimavadgiri (啶灌た啶さ啶︵啶椸た啶班た) refers to the 鈥淗im膩layan mountains鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.17. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] being asked thus by my son Dak峁, I spoke with a smile thereby delighting Dak峁, the lord of the subjects: 鈥榌...] 艢iva was propitiated by your daughter. He now stays in the Him膩layan mountains (Himavadgiri) thinking about her and desirous of getting her in order to console her鈥欌��.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramHimavadgiri (啶灌た啶さ啶︵啶椸た啶班た) refers to Himavat鈥檚 mountain, according to the second recension of the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, as Bhagavat (Vi峁ａ箛u) said to 艢a峁僰ara: 鈥淥 艢ambhu! Supreme Void [i.e., 辫补谤补尘腻办腻艣补]! (You) whose mind is centred on the goddess! The goddess in the form of Kum膩r墨 was born on Himavat鈥檚 mountain [i.e., Himavadgiri]. She gave this Li峁単a which is reality and the supreme cause (of all things). And I am the authority there. I, Kum膩rik膩, am a limb of that (Li峁単a). Thus, (I) abide as the bliss of my own experience of the Void. O Vy膩sa whom do you contemplate having performed painful austerities?鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraHimavadgiri (啶灌た啶さ啶︵啶椸た啶班た) or Himavat [=Himav膩n] refers to a mountain belonging to 鈥淯ttaratas or Uttarade艣a (northern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh膩ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik膩. The constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada represent the northern division consisting of [i.e., Himavadgiri] [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHimavadgiri (啶灌た啶さ啶︵啶椸た啶班た):鈥擺=hima-vad-giri] [from hima-vat > hima > him] m. a snowy mountain (-蝉补峁兣况补测补 m. 鈥榯aking refuge in the Him掳鈥�, Name of 艢iva), [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHimavadgiri (嗖灌部嗖驳嗖︵硩嗖椸部嗖班部):鈥擺noun] = 嗖灌部嗖簿嗖侧帛 [himalaya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Himavat, Giri.
Starts with: Himavadgirisamshraya.
Full-text: Himavadgirisamshraya, Radgriha, Himavat.
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