Durvasas, ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, Dur-vasas: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) is the name of a hermit, attended upon by KuntÄ« (daughter of king Kuntibhoja), according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 16. The story was told to PadmÄvatÄ« by her mother, in order to show her that “gods and hermits remain in the houses of good people for the sake of deluding themâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄá¹ya-Å›Ästra¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) is the name of a sage who was in the company of Bharata when he recited the NÄá¹yaveda them, according to the NÄá¹yaÅ›Ästra chapter 35. Accordingly, they asked the following questions, “O the best Brahmin (lit. the bull of the twice-born), tell us about the character of the god who appears in the Preliminaries (±èÅ«°ù±¹²¹°ù²¹á¹…g²¹). Why is the sound [of musical instruments] applied there? What purpose does it serve when applied? What god is pleased with this, and what does he do on being pleased? Why does the Director being himself clean, perform ablution again on the stage? How, O sir, the drama has come (lit. dropped) down to the earth from heaven? Why have your descendants come to be known as Śūdras?â€�.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).â€�Genealogy A sage, who used to lose his temper very easily. He is believed to have been born from an aṃśa (part, aspect) of Åšiva. (See full article at Story of ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) refers to one of the three sons of Atri and ´¡²Ô²¹²õ³Ü²âÄå: one of the twenty-four daughters of Daká¹£a and PrasÅ«ti, according to the ³Õ²¹á¹ƒÅ›a (‘genealogical descriptionâ€�) of the 10th century ³§²¹³Ü°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa: one of the various UpapurÄṇas depicting Åšaivism.—Accordingly, Ä€kÅ«ti was married to Ruci and PrasÅ«ti to Daká¹£a. Daká¹£a produced in PrasÅ«ti twenty-four daughters. [...] [´¡²Ô²¹²õ³Ü²âÄå was given to Atri.]. [...] Atri and ´¡²Ô²¹²õ³Ü²âÄå gave birth to ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, Soma and DattÄtreya.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Ä€gamasÅš°ùÄ«°ì²¹á¹‡á¹³ó²¹ (शà¥à¤°à¥€à¤•णà¥à¤ ) is the name of a Sage who received the command to spread the Åšaiva faith by Åš°ùÄ«°ì²¹á¹‡á¹³ó²¹ (a manifestation of Åšiva) who appeared on mount KailÄsa, according to a commentary on the TantrÄloka.—Of these sixty-four Åšaiva-Å›Ästras most disappeared with the growing influence of the Kali age and with the gradual disappearance of the Ṛṣis who, having learnt the ÅšÄstras, were the repositories of their knowledge. As, thus, with the disappearance of the ÅšÄstras the world became engrossed in spiritual darkness, Åšiva,—as the Deity is called,—took pity on men and, appearing on the KailÄsa mountain in the form of Åš°ùÄ«°ì²¹á¹‡á¹³ó²¹, commanded the Sage ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ to spread in the world the knowledge of these ÅšÄstras again. ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, thus commanded, created, by the power of his mind, three sons,—Tryambaka, Ä€mardaka and ÅšrÄ«nÄtha by names—whom he charged with the mission of establishing spiritual order and of teaching men again the ancient and eternal Åšaiva faith and doctrine in their three aspects of Abheda, Bheda and BhedÄbheda—of Unity, Diversity and Diversity-in-unity. [...]

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).â€�a.
1) ill-dressed.
2) naked. (-m.) Name of a very irascible saint or Ṛiá¹£i, son of Atri and AnasÅ«yÄ. (He was very hard to please, and he cursed many a male and female to suffer misery and degradation. His anger, like that of Jamadagni, has become almost proverbial.)
¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and ±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (वाससà¥�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).—mfn.
(-²õÄåá¸�-²õÄåá¸�-²õ²¹á¸�) Ill dressed. m.
(-²õÄåá¸�) The name of a Rishi or saint, the son of Atri, and an incarnation or portion of Siva, famous for his choleric temperament. E. dur, and ±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ vesture.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).â€�1. adj. poorly clothed, MahÄbhÄrata 13, 1176. 2. a proper name, ib. 1, 2768.
¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and ±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (वाससà¥�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).—[adjective] badly clad, naked; [masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Śambhumahimnaḥstotra.
2) ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�):—mentioned as a ÅšaivÄgama teacher by VedajñÄna. Hz. 2 p. 105.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�):—[=dur-±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ] [from dur] mfn. badly clad, naked, [Ṛg-veda vii, 1, 19; MahÄbhÄrata xiii, 1176] (Åšiva)
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Ṛṣi or saint (son of Atri by AnasÅ«yÄ, and thought to be an incarnation of Åšiva, known for his irascibility), [MahÄbhÄrata; ÅšakuntalÄ iv, 7; PurÄṇa etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�):—[dur-±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ] (²õÄåá¸�) 5. m. Son of Atri. a. Badly dressed.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ¶Ù³Ü±¹±¹Äå²õ²¹.
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Starts with: Durvasasa, Durvasasamhita, Durvasasana, Durvasasokta, Durvasasoktapurana.
Full-text (+86): Kusharani, Anasuya, Daurvasa, Daurvasasa, Satyatapas, Turuvacan, Durvasomahiman, Durvasopapurana, Durvasopakhyana, Durvasovakya, Durvasomatatantra, Durvasodarpabhanga, Durvasodvishati, Atri, Durvinita, Aryadvishati, Dattatreya, Sundarimahiman, Duvvasa, Manasapujanaryadvishati.
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Search found 56 books and stories containing Durvasas, Dur-vasas, Dur-±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, Dus-vasas, Dus-±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ; (plurals include: Durvasases, vasases, ±¹Äå²õ²¹²ões, ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²ões). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 19 - The Narrative of ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ < [Section 3 - Åšatarudra-saṃhitÄ]
Chapter 37 - Instruction of VyÄsa in the context of Siva’s incarnation as KirÄta < [Section 3 - Åšatarudra-saṃhitÄ]
Chapter 2 - Upamanyu’s instruction < [Section 5 - UmÄ-SaṃhitÄ]
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 4 - Notes and Analysis of Fourth Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Introduction (3)—Source of the plot of the Abhijnana Sakuntala
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - Protection of ¶Ù³Ü°ù±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ—The story of Ambarīṣa Concluded < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 4 - The Account of NÄbhÄga and Ambarīṣa < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 5 - Description of Fifth and Sixth Manvantaras—BrahmÄ Hymns the Lord < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Chapter 5.11 - The Daurvasasa-purana (study)
Chapter 9.2 - The Aditya-purana (study)
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - Virtues of Atithi-saparyÄ < [Chapter 10 - Virtues and Adversities]
Part 7 - References to Hospitality in AbhijñÄnaÅ›Äkuntala < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyÄ in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Part 2 - Consequences ascribered to misconduct in Atithi-saparyÄ < [Chapter 10 - Virtues and Adversities]
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