Shivananda, Sivananda, 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补, Shiva-ananda: 7 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Yoga
2. Purana
3. Shaktism
India history
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Shivananda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 can be transliterated into English as Sivananda or Shivananda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Swami Sivananda Saraswati is the founder of "The Divine Life Society", "Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy" and author of over 200 books on yoga. Sivananda Yoga is named after him.

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う) or 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补蝉补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is the author of the Yogacint膩ma峁噄, a 17th-century text on Ha峁環ayoga consisting of 3423 verses.鈥擳he approximate number of verses is given in a scribal comment at the end of a manuscript of the Yogacint膩ma峁噄 held at the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute (ms. No. 9785 p. 257, line 14).

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う).鈥擳he goddess enshrined at 艢ivaku峁囜笉a.^*

* Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 13. 38.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う) is the name of a teacher.鈥擜fter Abhinava has listed the Yugan膩thas, their consorts and disciples who are worshipped in the Siddhacakra, he says that 鈥渢here are other teachers and their consorts mentioned in the K膩l墨kula鈥� (Tantr膩loka 29.43ab) Jayaratha explains that: 鈥渂ecause they are disembodied (补尘奴谤迟补) they should only be recollected and not worshipped in a special way (as) the previous teachers have not mentioned them鈥� (ibid. commentary). Jayaratha quotes the Dev墨pa帽ca艣ataka (verse 3.15cd-17ab) as an example of a K膩l墨krama Tantra in which they are mentioned. They are: [e.g., 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 and Samay膩;] [...] (preamble to Tantr膩loka verse 29.43-46ab).

2a) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う) or 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补n膩tha is another name for 艢颈惫补-狈腻迟丑补: one of the Nine N膩thas according to sources such as the Kulakaulin墨mata and Kum膩rik膩kha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra.鈥擨n accord with the basic triadic division of the universe, the Nine N膩thas are divided into three groups of three. Three have authority on the earth. Three went down into the nether-worlds, and the remaining three flew up into the sky. [...] Again, the Nine N膩thas are (also) arranged separately in (another), conventional order. Thus, (out of these nine) the seventh, 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补n膩tha, the eighth, R膩m膩nandan膩tha and ninth, K峁涐梗峁嚹乶andan膩tha -these three out of the nine went up into the sky and (so) have no authority (in this world) as they are Skyfarers (who have become so) by the power of the goddess鈥檚 Command.

2b) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う) is the P奴j膩-name of 惭腻迟补峁単补: another one of the Nine N膩thas according to the Kubjik膩nity膩hnikatilaka.鈥擠ehila is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas) of 惭腻迟补峁単补. His P奴j膩-name is 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 [Alternatively, according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩 it is 艢iv膩mbhoja]. This P奴j膩 name is the one by which the Siddhas are worshipped.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sages

艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (喈多喈掂喈ㄠ喁峝喈�) is another name for Sivanandar鈥攐ne of the Siddhars (Siddhas) and Rishis mentioned by Rangarasa Desiga Swamigal in his Siddhargal Potri Thoguppu. Each name in the list starts with prefix 鈥�Om鈥� followed by the Siddhar鈥檚 names and ends with refrain 鈥�Thiruvadigal Potri鈥�. For example for 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补: 喈撪喁� 喈氞喈掂喈┼喁嵿喈班瘝喈む喈班瘉喈掂疅喈苦畷喈赤瘝喈瘚喈编瘝喈编 [艒m civ膩峁塧ntar tiruva峁璱ka岣� p艒峁熱篃i].鈥擳hese Siddhas experienced union with the ultimate reality and witnessed a spiritual transformation of their intellectual, mental, vital and ultimately, physical bodies.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擴panayanacint膩ma峁噄.

2) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う):鈥擠ev膩vatara峁嘺 k膩vya.

3) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う):鈥擯rak膩艣odaya [tantric]

4) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う):鈥攕on of T膩r膩pati 峁琱akkura: Nir峁嘺yadarpa峁嘺 [dharma]

5) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う):鈥攂rother of Trilocana, son of Mural墨dhara, father of Bh墨masena D墨k峁ta (K膩vyaprak膩艣a峁玨膩 Sudh膩s膩gara 1723).

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

1) 艢颈惫腻苍补苍诲补 (啶多た啶掂ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う):鈥擺from 艣颈惫补] m. 鈥樑歩va鈥檚 joy鈥�

2) [v.s. ...] (also with 产丑补峁弓补, 腻肠腻谤测补, 驳辞蝉惫腻尘颈苍, and 蝉补谤补蝉惫补迟墨) Name of various authors and other men, [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

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