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Janardana, Jana-ardana, ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹: 28 definitions

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In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: ÅšÄktism

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�, “Exciting, or Agitating, Menâ€�):—Another name for Viṣṇu, as in, one of the male offspring from MahÄsarasvatÄ« (sattva-form of MahÄdevÄ«). MahÄsarasvatÄ« is one of the three primary forms of DevÄ«, the other two being MahÄlaká¹£mÄ« and MahÄkÄlÄ«. Not to be confused with SarasvatÄ«, she is a more powerful cosmic aspect (±¹²â²¹á¹£á¹­¾±) of Devi and represents the guṇa (universal energy) named sattva. Also see the DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya, a Sanskrit work from the 5th century, incorporated into the ²ÑÄå°ù°ì²¹á¹‡á¸±ð²â²¹-±Ê³Ü°ùÄåṇa.

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Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Pancaratra (worship of NÄrÄyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: PÄñcarÄtra

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�, â€�world-moverâ€�):—One of the twenty-four forms of Viṣṇu through which NÄrÄyaṇa manifests himself. The meaning of this title is “The protector from negative forcesâ€�. He is accompanied by a counterpart emanation of Laká¹£mÄ« (an aspect of DevÄ«) who goes by the name UmÄ.

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Pancaratra (पाञà¥à¤šà¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤°, pÄñcarÄtra) 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.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—A name for the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning “He who is the original abode and protector of all living beingsâ€�.

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) refers to “name of BhagavÄn meaning ‘one who thrills the hearts of mankind’â€�. (cf. Glossary page from Åš°ùÄ«³¾²¹»å-µþ³ó²¹²µ²¹±¹²¹»å-³ÒÄ«³ÙÄå).

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnuâ€�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—A synonym of MahÄvīṣṇu (ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa). Because he made the Dasyus (Asuras—demons) tremble, ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa was called ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹.

"He, who has lotus as his seat, who is eternal, imperishable and unchangeable, he who has all these attributes is Puṇá¸arÄ«kÄká¹£a (lotus-eyed) and he who makes the Asuras tremble is ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹." (MahÄbhÄrata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 70, Stanza 6).

2) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—See under Ḍibaka.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) is the name of a deity corresponding to a “Rudraksha with ten facesâ€� (DvÄdaÅ›Äsya), according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 1.25, while explaining the greatness of RudrÄká¹£a:—“[...] o MaheÅ›ÄnÄ«, a RudrÄká¹£a with ten faces (»å±¹Äå»å²¹Å›Äå²õ²â²¹) is Lord ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ Himself. O Deveśī, by wearing it, the devotee shall achieve the fulfilment of all desiresâ€�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—A name of VÄsudeva;1 Viṣṇu who took the form of HayagrÄ«va and appeared before Agastya at KÄñcÄ«;2 as brother of DevÄ« put down the Hiraṇyas in the Bhaṇá¸a-LalitÄ war;3 as Kalki put down the Hūṇas, Yavanas, etc;4 in the form of Pitá¹›s in GayÄ;5 became black due to poison;6 becomes BrahmÄ, Viṣṇu and Åšiva affected by the qualities of satva, rajas and tamas;7 manifestation and forms described.8

  • 1) VÄyu-purÄṇa 96. 51; 106. 54.
  • 2) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 19. 180; 25. 56-7; III. 71. 78 and 93; 73. 87; IV. 5. 8, 14; 9. 28, 47, 64; 12. 21; 15. 14.
  • 3) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 29. 103, 133.
  • 4) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 39. 49.
  • 5) VÄyu-purÄṇa 108. 85, 89; 109. 24 and 34.
  • 6) VÄyu-purÄṇa 54. 59.
  • 7) Viṣṇu-purÄṇa I. 2. 61-7.
  • 8) Viṣṇu-purÄṇa I. 22. 23-72; III. 8. 11; 18. 35.
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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.

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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) or ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ Vibudha (disciple of Ananta and protégé of Kṛṣṇadeva) is the author of the Vá¹›ttapradÄ«pa.—´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²� Vibudha’s other work includes commentary BhÄvÄrthadÄ«pikÄ on Vá¹›ttaratnÄkara of KedÄra Bhaá¹­á¹­a. He mentions about his preceptor Ananta and patron Kṛṣṇadeva, in the introductory verse of his commentary on Vá¹›ttaratnÄkara.

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Chandas (छनà¥à¤¦à¤¸à¥) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) is a variant spelling for JÄrandhara: an Indian pundit credited with co-translating the ´¡á¹£á¹­Äåá¹…g²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå: one of the three great works of ³ÕÄå²µ²ú³ó²¹á¹­a.—According to the colophon, the translation was made by the Indian pundit JÄrandhara and the Tibetan Lama ¸é¾±²Ô-³¦³ó±ð²Ô-²ú³ú²¹á¹�-±è´Ç:â€� “[...] By India’s Professor JÄrandhara and Revising Great Translator Monk ¸é¾±²Ô-³¦³ó±ð²Ô-²ú³ú²¹á¹�-±è´Ç it has been [translated], revised, and editedâ€�.

Note: Elsewhere the spelling varies among ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹, JarandÄna, JÄrandana, Jarandhara, and JÄrandhara.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ is another name of Vishnu or God and appears as the 126th name in the Vishnu sahasranama. It is also a common name of Krishna being address as such by Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita.

According to Adi Sankara' s commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Janardana means "One who inflicts suffering on evil men." Alternatively, it means, "He to whom all devotees pray for worldly success and liberation,".

: Oxford Reference: A Dictionary of Hinduism

One of the twenty-four avatÄras (incarnations) of Viṣṇu. He takes the form of the planets, and distributes the consequences of actions to living beings.

India history and geography

: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary History

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) is the name of a South-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the GÄ«rvÄṇapadamañjarÄ« authored by VaradarÄja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaá¹­á¹­oji DÄ«ká¹£ita.—VaradarÄja in his GÄ«rvÄṇapadamañjarÄ« refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or ³ÙÄ«°ù³Ù³ó²¹²õ on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., Âá²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹-°ìá¹£e³Ù°ù²¹] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the GÄ«rvÄṇapadamañjarÄ« at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]

: What is India: Inscriptions of the ÅšilÄhÄras

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (fl. 1049 AD), the son of Vevala á¹¢aá¸aá¹…gavid, is mentioned in the “ṬhÄṇÄ� plates of MummuṇirÄjaâ€�. Accordingly, ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ is mentioned amongst fourteen BrÄhmaṇas living together, hailing from KarahÄá¹­aka (KarahÄá¹­a), as receiving a gift of several villages. He is associated with the KÄÅ›yapa gotra (clan)

These copper plates (mentioning ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹) were discovered in 1956 while digging the ground between the Church and the District Office at ṬhÄṇÄ�, the chief town of the ṬhÄṇÄ� District in MahÄrÄṣṭra. Its object is to record the grant, by the ÅšilÄhÄra MummuṇirÄja, of some villages and lands to learned BrÄhmaṇas on the occasion of the lunar eclipse on the fifteenth tithi of the bright fortnight of PhÄlguna in the Åšaka year 970, the cyclic year being SarvadhÄrin.

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (history)

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) or “Paṇá¸ita ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹â€� is the author of the BÄlÄvabodha commentary on the KÄlidÄsa’s Raghuvaṃśa, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppiâ€� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The commentator provides the full text of KÄlidÄsa’s verses only for the very first one. Otherwise he includes the original words within the commenting sentence. [...]

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

janÄrdana (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—m (S Punisher of man.) A name of ±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü as God.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

janÄrdana (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).â€�m A name of ±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü as God.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—an epithet of Visnu or Krisna.

Derivable forms: Âá²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹á¸� (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤¨à¤ƒ).

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jana and ardana (अरà¥à¤¦à¤�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—name of a nÄga king: ²Ñ²¹³óÄå-²ÑÄå²âÅ«°ùÄ« 246.30.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—m.

(-²Ô²¹á¸�) A name of Vishnu. E. jana mankind, and ardana worshiping; whom men worship. janaiá¸� ardyate yÄcyate puruá¹£ÄrthalÄbhÄya arda yÄcane karmaṇi lyuá¹� . janaá¹� jananam ardati hinasti tÄá¸ayati janÄn samudravÄsinaá¸� asurabhedÄn ardayati vÄ karttari lyuá¹� .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´³Äå²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जानारà¥à¤¦à¤¨).—i. e. janÄrdana + a, patronym. A descendant of ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹, MahÄbhÄrata 3, 723.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of ÅšriyÄditya, father of RÄṇiga, father of KeÅ›avÄrka.

2) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—son of Puruá¹£ottama, father of RÄmacandra (RÄdhÄvinoda).

3) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—poet. [SubhÄshitÄvali by Vallabhadeva]

4) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—pupil of AnubhÅ«tisvarÅ«pa: TattvÄloka, vedÄnta. Hall. p. 157. Ben. 80.

5) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—MantracandrikÄ [tantric]

6) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—MeghadÅ«taá¹­Ä«kÄ. Peters. 3, 19^a. 324. He refers to the commentaries of Sthiradeva, Vallabha, Ä€saá¸a.

7) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—VivÄhapaá¹­ala jy. B. 4, 194.

8) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—VairÄgyaÅ›ataka, ŚṛṅgÄraÅ›ataka. KÄvyamÄlÄ.

9) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—father of VedavyÄsa (TantrasÄrasaṃgrahaá¹­Ä«kÄ).

10) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—from GÅ«rjara, father of Harijit (YoginÄ«daÅ›Äphala).

11) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—KramadÄ«pikÄá¹­Ä«kÄ.

12) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—PadyÄbjamÄlÄ jy.

13) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—younger brother of Åširomaṇi, son of JagannivÄsa, grandson of ÅšrÄ«nivÄsa: MantracandrikÄ.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—[from jana > jan] m. ([gana] ²Ô²¹²Ô»å²â-Äå»å¾±) ‘exciting or agitating menâ€�, Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, [MahÄbhÄrata iii, 8102; v, 2564; Harivaṃśa 15397; Bhartá¹›hari; BhÄgavata-purÄṇa; GÄ«ta-govinda]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of several men, [Harivaṃśa etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] of a locality, [Tantr.]

4) ´³Äå²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जानारà¥à¤¦à¤¨):—[from ÂáÄå³Ùá¹�] m. [patronymic] [from] jan, Pradyumna, [MahÄbhÄrata]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ´³²¹á¹‡a»å»å²¹á¹‡a.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (ಜನಾರà³à²¦à²�):â€�

1) [noun] he who destroys the human race or races.

2) [noun] Viṣṇu.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

´³²¹²ÔÄå°ù»å²¹²Ô²¹ (जनारà¥à¤¦à¤�):—n. 1. God; Lord; 2. Mythol. a god, Vishnu;

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