Nandideva, Nandi-deva: 7 definitions
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Nandideva means something in 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaNandideva (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦う啷囙さ) is the name of a disciple of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 8. He was an incarnation of M膩lyav膩n (friend of Pu峁adanta), cursed by P膩rvat墨 to become mortals after Pu峁adanta overheard 艢iva narrating the adventures of the seven Vidy膩dharas, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara. Together with Gu峁嘺deva (another disciple of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya) they were wandering the forest thinking about whom to give the story, which Gu峁嚹佱笉hya had recently heard from the 辫颈艣腻肠补 碍腻峁嘺产丑奴迟颈.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Nandideva, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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�.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (shaivism)Nandideva is semantically identified with 峁氠梗abadeva, who gained the wisdom directly from the Supreme Lord 艢iva. Tirum奴lar admits that he was a disciple of Nandideva and one among the eight spiritual masters who are graced by him.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNandideva (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦う啷囙さ) refers to one of the 鈥渘ine Siddhas鈥� belonging to the Divy膩divya (鈥渄ivine-cum-mortal current鈥�), as discussed in the Yogakha峁囜笉a of 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.鈥擺The seven Siddhas] are followed by the Nine Siddhas who are emanated from the deity鈥檚 radiant energy and are worshipped in the Cavity of Brahm膩. Of these nine, three are in the sky, three are in the netherworlds and three are on the earth.鈥擭andideva is also associated with A艣vatth膩ma of the Divyaugha or Gurvogha (鈥渃urrent of the teachers鈥�) and with Go峁ａ弓墨vya of the Siddhaugha (鈥渢he current of the Siddhas鈥�).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNandideva (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦う啷囙さ).鈥擺masculine] a man鈥檚 name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNandideva (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦う啷囙さ):鈥擺=nandi-deva] [from nandi > nand] m. Name of a man, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Namdidevate.
Full-text: Nandidevi, Nantitevar, Cilatan, Nandi, Goshtivya, Ashvatthama, Gunadeva.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Nandideva, Nandi-deva; (plurals include: Nandidevas, devas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter VIII < [Book I - Kath膩p墨峁環a]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Means of release in Shaiva Siddhanta鈥擨mportance of Preceptor < [Chapter 6 - Means to Release]
Author (Umapati Shivam) and his Works < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
21. The Leaf of the Kharanada-Nyasa Newly Discovered at Gilgit < [Volume 1 (1945)]