Sureshvari, 厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨, Sura-ishvari: 4 definitions
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Sureshvari 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.
The Sanskrit term 厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨 can be transliterated into English as Suresvari or Sureshvari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨 (啶膏啶班啶多啶掂ぐ啷�) is the name of a Goddess that was once worshipped in ancient Kashmir (Ka艣m墨ra) as mentioned in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺.鈥擳hese Goddesses (e.g., 厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨) form the shining galaxy of female deities worshipped by the people of Ka艣m墨ra.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨 (啶膏啶班啶多啶掂ぐ啷�) is the name of a sacred mountain range in Ka艣m墨ra, according to in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 51. Accordingly as the Vidy膩dhar墨 K膩帽canaprabh膩 said to Narav膩hanadatta while in a Svayambh奴 temple of 艢iva: 鈥�... after hearing this from the science [Praj帽apti] she [Ala峁卥膩ravat墨] went with her mother [K膩帽canaprabh膩] to Ka艣m墨ra, and worshipped 艢iva in all the holy places, in Nandik峁tra, and Mah膩devagiri, in Amaraparvata, in the mountains of 厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨, and in Vijaya, and Kapa峁璭艣vara. After worshipping the husband of P膩rvat墨 in these and other holy places, that princess of the Vidy膩dharas and her mother returned home鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨, 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�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSure艣vari (啶膏啶班啶多啶掂ぐ啶�) (also, Deve艣墨) refers to the 鈥渕istress of the gods鈥�, according to the second recension of 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.鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha said to the Goddess: 鈥淗aving abandoned this Vai峁ａ箛av墨 M膩y膩, reveal (your) essential nature (蝉惫补谤奴辫补). Tell me the Kula liturgy (krama) and (give me) the Kaulika consecration. O mistress of the gods [i.e., 诲别惫别艣墨], you are my saviour. There is no other (true) Vidy膩 at all. (I am) devoid of the Command and have fallen from (my) austerities. O mistress of the gods [i.e., 蝉耻谤别艣惫补谤颈], tell (me) the knowledge (that will liberate me)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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂耻谤别艣惫补谤墨 (啶膏啶班啶多啶掂ぐ啷�):鈥擺from sure艣vara > sura > sur] f. Name of Durg膩, [Kath膩sarits膩gara; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
2) [v.s. ...] of Lak峁墨, [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] of R膩dh膩, [Pa帽car膩tra]
4) [v.s. ...] of the celestial Ganges, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Ishvari, Sura.
Starts with: Sureshvarikshetra, Sureshvarimahatmya, Sureshvarisahatmya.
Full-text: Sureshvarikshetra, Sureshvarimahatmya, Sahasradhara, Kshetra, Kapateshvara, Mahadevagiri, Amaraparvata, Vijaya.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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