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Meruprastara, ѱܱ, Meru-prastara: 6 definitions

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Meruprastara 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

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Meruprastara in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

ѱܱ (मेरुप्रस्तार) (cf. ū) is a three-dimensional representation of Śrīcakra.—ѱܱ� is the core of the goddess’s ṇḍ (from here emerges the goddess, and with her, the Krama).—[...] Pīṭha (“sacred seat�) is a general term for a place where a goddess or Yoginī resides. Internalized, these places may be represented as the ‘location� of the fifty letters within the goddess’s triangular Yoni. When viewed in this form the Yoni is called the ѱܱ.

: Manblunder: Śrī Cakra Navāvaraṇa Pūjā

ѱܱ (मेरुप्रस्तार) refers to one of the two types of Śrī-Cakra.� There are two types of Śrī Cakra. One is ū and another is ܱ. ū refers to normal flat Śrī Cakra, whose surface is flat. Whether it is Śrī Cakra or Meru, it should always be in square shape. ѱܱ, which is vertical in nature, is divided into three types. The first three 屹ṇa are ṛṣṭi-첹 (creation); The next three 屹ṇa are sthiti-krama (sustenance) and the last three 屹ṇa are ṃh (dissolution) kramas. The height of the first three 屹ṇa (ūܰ and eight petal lotus and 16 petal lotus) is more than the other two is one type. The height of fourth, fifth and sixth 屹ṇa is more than first three and last three 屹ṇa is the second type. All 屹ṇa having the equal height is the third type.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Meruprastara in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѱܱ (मेरुप्रस्तार):—[=-] [from meru] m. a [particular] representation of all the possible combinations of a metre in such a form as to present a fancied resemblance to mount M°, [Agni-purāṇa]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Meruprastara in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mēruprastāra (ಮೇರುಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರ):—[noun] a table of all prosodies with the symbols of prosodic groups and units arranged in an order.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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