Sheshacala, 艢e峁Ｄ乧ala, Shesha-acala: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 艢e峁Ｄ乧ala can be transliterated into English as Sesacala or Sheshacala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sheshachala.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana (history)艢e峁Ｄ乧ala (啶多啶粪ぞ啶氞げ) is the name of a mountain and represents the first ridge of the Tirupati Hill鈥擳he Tirupati Hill in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh is situated at 13掳 41" North Latitude and 79掳 24" East Longitude. The hill is 2820 feet above sea level. It is an extension of the Eastern Ghats. The hill consists of seven peaks. These are supposed to be the seven hoods of 膧di艣e峁, the mythological serpent who supports the earth. [...] Ve峁卥a峁乧ala or Ve峁卥a峁乨ri is the name of the seventh ridge [...] The other six peaks (rather ridges) are designated as 艢e峁Ｄ乧ala, Ved膩cala, Garu岣嵞乧ala, A帽jan膩cala, V峁涐梗abh膩cala and N膩r膩ya峁嚹乧ala.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shesha, Acala.
Full-text: Vedacala, Anjanacala, Narayanacala, Garudacala, Vrishabhacala, Venkatadri, Venkatacala.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Great Efficacy of Cakrat墨rtha < [Section 1 - Ve峁卥a峁乧ala-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 1 - N膩rada鈥檚 Vision of Yaj帽avar膩ha (Stationed on the Peak of Sumeru) < [Section 1 - Ve峁卥a峁乧ala-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 20 - Merit from Gift of Lands < [Section 1 - Ve峁卥a峁乧ala-m膩h膩tmya]
Kannada Versions of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]