Kuladevata, 碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻, Kula-devata: 12 definitions
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Kuladevata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ) is another name for the Goddess (i.e., Kubjik膩), according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擳he goddess is both Kula itself (办耻濒补谤奴辫颈峁嚹�) and the deity of her Kula (办耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻). She is Kulakaulin墨 and her consort is the Lord of Kula (办耻濒补苍腻迟丑补). As the mistress of the Kula, the goddess is frequently called Kaulin墨 throughout our text. The Divine Triangle of the Yoni is Kula. The goddess who exerts her authority in the centre is appropriately called Kaulin墨. To refer to Kubjik膩 as Kaulin墨 or Kule艣var墨 is to indicate the she is essentially the goddess of all the energies and divine forms that embody them. She is the fundamental identity of all the Kaula goddesses, just as they are all her.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ) refers to the 鈥渢utelar family deity鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.46 (鈥淭he arrival of the bridegroom鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] In the meantime the servant-maids in the harem of the mountain took P膩rvat墨 out in order to worship the tutelar family deity (办耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻). There the gods saw joyously with winkless eyes the bride of dark complexion like the collyrium, and fully bedecked in ornaments in every limb. With a side glance she was respectfully looking at the three-eyed lord avoiding the eyes of others. [...]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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ) is another name (synonym) for Kuladeva, one of the four classes of Gods (devas) according to Somasena in his Traivar峁噄k膩c膩ra. Somasena was a follower of the Digambara tradition and flourished in the 16th century. The 碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻s refer to divinities worshipped by families.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ) refers to the 鈥渇amily鈥檚 deity鈥�, according to the 颁补苍诲补苍补尘补濒补测腻驳补谤墨肠补耻辫补墨 by Bhadrasena (dealing with the lives of Jain teachers), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淜ing Candana and his wife Malay膩gar墨 (various spellings) lived happily in Kusumapura with their two young sons S膩gara and N墨ra. One night the family鈥檚 deity (办耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻) manifested herself to the king, saying that she would always assist him but that he would have to go through a period of difficulties. When the king asked her advice on what to do, she told him that together with his family he should live in a forest (惫补苍补惫腻蝉补, 1v10) for some time. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykulad膿vat膩 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ).鈥攆 (S) kuladaivata n S kuladaivatva n S The tutelar divinity (god or goddess) of a race or tribe.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkulad膿vat膩 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ).鈥�f-daivata n The tutelar divinity of a race.
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碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ).鈥攁 tutelary deity; the guardian deity of a family; 啶むぞ啶ぐ啷嵿啶苦い啶距き啷嵿く啶� 啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ啶啶 啶曕啶侧お啷嵿ぐ啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ啶� 啶啶班ぃ啶く啷嵿く 啶ぞ啶むぞ (t膩marcit膩bhya岣� 办耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻bhya岣� kulaprati峁ａ弓h膩峁� pra峁嘺mayya m膩t膩) Kum膩rasambhava 7.27.
碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and 诲别惫补迟腻 (啶︵啶掂い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ).鈥攆. a chief deity, [Kum膩rasa峁僢hava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 7, 27.
碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and 诲别惫补迟腻 (啶︵啶掂い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ):鈥擺=kula-诲别惫补迟腻] [from kula] f. the family deity, [Kum膩ra-sambhava vii, 27; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] = -诲别惫墨 Name of Durg膩, [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary碍耻濒补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶曕啶侧う啷囙さ啶むぞ):鈥攏. family deity; tutelary deity;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Devata, Kola.
Full-text: Kuladeva, Devatakula, Kuldevataa, Grihadevata, Kuladevate, Panca, Vitthala, Guhyeshvari, Kusumapura, Gambhiraraya, Malayagari, Indrani, Vanavasa, Candana, Nira, Kularupini, Waterhole, Hemacandra, Sagara, Matri.
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