Pashupatavrata, śܱ貹ٲٲ, Pashupata-vrata: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term śܱ貹ٲٲ can be transliterated into English as Pasupatavrata or Pashupatavrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationśܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत) refers to the “śܱ貹ٲ� rite� (i.e., “the reite for the release of an individual soul from the bondage of rebirth�), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign�).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to the Gods: “O excellent gods, you will not fall even in your animal-hood. Let it be heard, and let the process of release from animal-hood be practised. He who performs the divine rite of śܱ貹ٲ will be released from animal-hood. I promise this to you. Be attentive. O excellent gods, there is no doubt about it that those who perform my śܱ貹ٲ rite (śܱ貹ٲٲ) will become liberated [ye cāpyanye kariṣyaṃti vrata� śܱ貹ٲ� mama | mokṣyaṃti]. He who renders service perpetually or for twelve years, becomes relieved of animal-hood. Hence O excellent gods, perform this divine rite. You will be released from animal-hood. There is no doubt about this�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexśܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत).�(Paśupāśāvimocana)—ordained for all āśramas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 30. 295.
śܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत) or simply śܱ貹ٲ refers to type of Vrata (“religious observances�), according to the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the śܱ貹ٲٲ is the most important mode of worship for [the śܱ貹ٲs]. The ܰܰṇa (45.64ff) describes the procedure for the observation of this vrata.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryśܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत).—The system of पाशुपत (śܱ貹ٲ). See पाशुपतम् (śܱ貹ٲm).
Derivable forms: śܱ貹ٲٲm (पाशुपतव्रतम्).
śܱ貹ٲٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śܱ貹ٲ and vrata (व्रत). See also (synonyms): śܱ貹ٲyoga.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) śܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the 40th Pariśiṣṭa of the Av. W. p. 91.
2) śܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत):—Pariś. 40 of the Av. Tb. 214.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) śܱ貹ٲٲ (पाशुपतव्रत):—[=śܱ貹ٲ-vrata] [from śܱ貹ٲ > pāśava] n. = -yoga, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the 40th Pariśiṣṭa of [Atharva-veda]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pashupata, Vrata.
Starts with: Pashupatavratavivarana.
Full-text: Pashupatavratavivarana, Pashupatayoga, Pashupata, Pashupatajnana, Mandara, Mahavrata.
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Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 2 - Religion in the Atharvaveda-Parisistas < [Chapter 2c - General study of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 3b.7 - The Pasupata-vrata (vow) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 3a.1 - Descriptions of the Sacrificial Site < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 1 - Acquisition of sons by Śrīkṛṣṇa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 33 - Rules governing śܱ貹ٲٲ < [Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)]
Chapter 9 - Śiva’s campaign < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 80 - The holy śܱ貹ٲ rite (śܱ貹ٲٲ-māhātmya) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 108 - Glory of the śܱ貹ٲ-Vrata < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 73 - Glory of worshipping Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
The various sects of Shaivism < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Symbology of the sacred thread (Yajnopavita or Pancavata) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 4.6 - (b) Symbology of Man (the deer) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
25. Atharvaśira upaniṣad on “śܱ貹ٲ� vrata� < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)