Harikesha, 贬补谤颈办别艣补, Hari-kesha: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Harikesha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit term 贬补谤颈办别艣补 can be transliterated into English as Harikesa or Harikesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ) means 鈥�fair headed one鈥�, but can also be explained as dark hair, referring to non-ageing.
: Manblunder: Sri Rudram 2.3-6贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ) subtly means unbiased (because of being fair-headed). As far as He (Rudra) is concerned, everyone is same for Him. He (Rudra) distinguishes beings, based on the path they follow – dharmic path and adharmic path. He nourishes those who follow the path of dharma. 贬补谤颈办别艣补 also means that He alone is eternal. B峁沨ad膩ra峁噛aka Upani峁d (IV.v.14) describes Brahman as 鈥渢he Self is indeed immutable and indestructible.鈥�
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥擜 son of 艢y膩maka and 艢奴rabh奴.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IX. 24. 42.
1b) One of the seven important rays of the sun, said to be the root of planets, and the first originator of stars.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 24. 66; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 53. 47.
1c) A son of P奴r峁嘺bhadra, the Yak峁; he became a devotee of 艢iva and gave up the svadharma of the Yak峁s. Hence the angry father banished him. He performed austerities so severely at Benares for thousands of years that he was covered over with mud and eaten by ants till he was reduced to bones. 艢iva came to the spot with P膩rvat墨 and made him Dhanada, the Gane艣vara and K峁trap膩la; he was also made Annada. Two Ga峁嘺s Udbhrama and Sambhrama were given for his service. Then 艢iva and P膩rvat墨 disappeared.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 180. 5-9, 82. 99; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 12.
1d) A Gandharva king in Kail膩s.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 41. 21.
贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. XIV.8.15, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 贬补谤颈办别艣补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ) (鈥渨ith the hair yellow鈥�) is the name of a Ca峁囜笉膩la-family, as mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎fter having been the Brahmin Somadeva in Hastin膩pura, converted by the ascetic Sa峁僰har膩ya, a native of Mathur膩, the hero is reborn, under the name of Bala, in a family of 肠补峁囜笉腻濒补, called 贬补谤颈办别艣补, 鈥榳ith the hair yellow鈥�. [...]鈥�.
Cf. Uttar膩dhyayanas奴tra XII v. 1-36: Jacobi 1895 p. 50-54; Uttar膩dhyayanac奴r峁噄 201.9-213.2; Uttar膩dhyayananiryuktittk膩 a. l-b.7; Uttar膩dhyayana a. l-a. 14; Trad : Mette 1991 p. 131-33.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ) is the name of a deity summoned by the Yam膩ntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 贬补谤颈办别艣补).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥擭ame of 艢iva; 啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ啶膏啶むぅ啷囙い啷嵿く啷佮啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶� 啶啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶︵啶粪う啶班啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ (hari办别艣补stathetyuktv膩 bh奴t膩n膩峁� do峁dar艣iv膩n) 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (Bombay) 1. 17.11.
Derivable forms: 丑补谤颈办别艣补岣� (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ啶�).
贬补谤颈办别艣补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and 办别艣补 (啶曕啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥攎.
(-艣补岣�) Siva. E. hari Vishnu, ka Brahma, and 墨艣补 lord.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥擺adjective] yellow-haired; [Name] of a Yak峁 etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ):鈥擺=hari-办别艣补] [from hari] mfn. (hari-) fair-headed, [峁歡-veda; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] of Savit峁�, [峁歡-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] of 艢iva, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
5) [v.s. ...] of a Yak峁 (who propitiated 艢iva and was made by him a leader of his Ga峁嘺s and a guardian of fields, and fruits; See 诲补峁囜笉补-辫腻峁噄), [Catalogue(s)]
6) [v.s. ...] of a son of 艢y膩maka, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary贬补谤颈办别艣补 (啶灌ぐ啶苦啷囙ざ):鈥擺hari-办别艣补] (艣补岣�) 1. m. Shiva.
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Starts with: Harikeshabala, Harikeshata.
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