Sarvadevamaya, Sarva-devamaya: 9 definitions
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Sarvadevamaya 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
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩Sarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who embodies all Gods鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩, belonging to the P膩帽car膩tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] A Br膩hma峁嘺 who is not supported may not act with it (i.e. the 办谤颈测腻艣补办迟颈) in this world. But he may perform with it for the good of the world, having first relied upon the King. For the King is the Supreme Being, he embodies all Gods (sarvadevamaya) and is all-pervading. He is the base of the Creative Energy (办谤颈测腻艣补办迟颈) belonging to Vi峁ａ箛u, and embodies the Lord. [...]鈥�.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�) refers to the 鈥渓ord who embodies all the gods鈥� and is used to describe 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.1 (鈥淒escription of Tripura鈥�the three cities鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as the sons of T膩raka-Asura said to Brahm膩: 鈥淸...] O Brahm膩, when these cities are joined together, the lord who embodies all the gods (sarvadevamaya) sitting in a wonderful chariot containing all necessary adjuncts, may, in his distorted sport, discharge a wonderful single arrow and pierce our cities. Lord 艢iva is free from enmity with us. He is worthy of our worship and respect. How can he burn us? This is what we think in our minds. A person like him is difficult to get in the world. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�).鈥�a. comprising all the gods.
-测补岣� Name of 艢iva.
Sarvadevamaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and devamaya (啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�) or Sarvvadevamaya.鈥攎fn.
(-测补岣�-测墨-ya峁�) Made of or comprising all the gods. E. sarvadeva, maya峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�).鈥擺sarva-deva + maya], adj., f. 测墨, Made of, or comprising all, the gods, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 136.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 comprising or representing all gods.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�):鈥擺=sarva-deva-maya] [from sarva-deva > sarva] mf(墨)n. comprising or representing all gods, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of 艢iva, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvadevamaya (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶掂ぎ啶�):鈥擺sarva-devamaya] (测补岣�-测墨-ya峁�) a. Including all the gods.
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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.
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Partial matches: Devamaya, Sarvadeva, Sharva, Maya.
Full-text: Sarvvadevamaya, Devamaya, Sarvadeva.
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