Vishnuloka, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补, Vishnu-loka: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 can be transliterated into English as Visnuloka or Vishnuloka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�).鈥擵aiku峁囜弓ha. It is mentioned in Dev墨 Bh膩gavata, Skandha 7, that this world is situated on the top of Mah膩 Meru along with the worlds of Indra, Agni, Yama, 艢iva, Brahm膩 etc.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�) refers to fourteen Vi峁ａ箛u worlds, as defined in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.17. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] there are fourteen Vi峁ａ箛u worlds (惫颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补) beyond Satya world and ending with K峁m膩. In the K峁m膩 world the action鈥擵i峁ａ箛u is stationed in the excellent city of Vaiku峁囜弓ha in the company of action-Lak峁墨 protecting the great recipients of enjoyment. Beyond that and ending with 艢uciloka there are twenty-eight worlds鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�).鈥擳he abode of Vi峁ａ箛u1 in P膩峁囜笉ave艣am; attained by one who bathes in cakrat墨rtham;2 he who does tul膩puru峁 goes to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补m.3
- 1) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 108. 19; 111. 67; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 V. 38. 94.
- 2) Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 191. 21, 62.
- 3) Ib. 193. 74.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�) refers to the 鈥渉ighest world of the upper regions鈥�, as discussed in chapter 12 (J帽膩nap膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [产丑耻惫补谤濒辞办腻诲颈-惫颈蝉迟腻谤补]: This chapter turns first to the worlds of the upper regions. The highest region is at the feet of Vi峁ａ箛u [paramapada (34), or 痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (itself divided into five parts: 36-40)]. The way to get there is through the sun-door, through which there is no return (1-12). The other regions of the upper world are located somewhere beneath the sun in various directions and among the planets and these are called, starting with earth itself, Bhuvarloka (13-14a), Suvarloka (25-30), Janaloka (31a), Tapoloka (31b), Satyaloka (32a) and Brahmaloka (32b-33). [...]
2) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�) is the name of a cosmic realm, as discussed in chapter 2-5 of the (third section of the) 叠峁沨补诲产谤补丑尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text containing over 4600 Sanskrit verses dealing primarily with Vai峁ａ箛ava theology and practical matters concerning the 艢r墨-Vai峁ａ箛ava community but also discussing aspects of Vi艣i峁ａ弓膩dvaita philosophy.鈥擠escription of the chapter [补谤肠颈谤腻诲颈办补迟丑补苍补]: N膩r膩ya峁嘺 undertakes to describe the kind of person qualified morally and intellectually to come to His abode by way of the 鈥渂right path鈥� (1-17). When exactly a man dies has some effect upon his destiny; if he dies at an auspicious time it is cause for celebration (18-27). Then the 鈥減ath鈥� itself is described, and the experiences the man has along the way are also indicated. Finally, the 别办腻苍迟颈苍 reaches the jewel-decorated golden land of 惫颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (28-66). [Description of Chapter 4]: Once the released soul reaches 惫颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补, he bathes there and cleanses away even his subtle body, becoming four-armed and radiant like Vi峁ａ箛u Himself (1-8). Continuing on his way, meeting and greeting all kinds of sublime beings, he is met by maidens who lead him to a carriage [惫颈尘腻苍补] in which he is taken by some men in all comfort to his destination. [...]
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�) is a Sanskrit word referring to the abode of Lord Vi峁ａ箛u.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惫颈峁ａ箛耻l艒ka (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�).鈥攎 (S) The heaven of Vi峁ａ箛u. See 惫补颈办耻峁囜弓丑补.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English惫颈峁ａ箛耻l艒ka (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�).鈥�m The heaven of 惫颈峁ａ箛耻, or 惫补颈办耻峁囜弓丑补.
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 dictionary痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�).鈥擵i峁ａ箛u's world; 啶啶氞啶い啷� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶ぞ啶啶啶 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶曕 啶� 啶椸啷嵿啶むた (mucyate sarvap膩pebhyo 惫颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补峁� sa gacchati) Stotra.
Derivable forms: 惫颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补岣� (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶曕).
痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 惫颈峁ａ箛耻 and loka (啶侧啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁ａ箛耻濒辞办补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶侧啶�):鈥擺=惫颈峁ａ箛耻-loka] [from 惫颈峁ａ箛耻] m. V掳鈥檚 world, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺; Pa帽car膩tra] ([according to] to some = brahma-l, or [according to] to others, 鈥榩laced above it鈥� [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary])
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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: Vishnu, Loka.
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