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Umamaheshvaravrata, 峾śٲ, Uma-maheshvaravrata: 5 definitions

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Umamaheshvaravrata 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 峾śٲ can be transliterated into English as Umamahesvaravrata or Umamaheshvaravrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

峾śٲ (उमामहेश्वरव्रत) or simply 峾ś refers to type of Vrata (“religious observances�), according to the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the 峾ś-vrata is described in the ܰܰṇa 43.1-17. The Sūta gives the tradition of receiving knowledge about this vrata. In the past it was told by Śaṅkara to Pārvatī and Skanda. Skanda imparted it to Agastya and the latter instructed it to Vyāsa and from Vyāsa the Sūta received this knowledge. About the efficacy of this vrata it is said that it destroys all sins and bestows dharma, artha, and ǰṣa.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Umamaheshvaravrata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

峾śٲ (उमामहेश्वरव्रत).—N.of a particular observance.

Derivable forms: ܳ峾śٲ (उमामहेश्वरव्रतम्).

峾śٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ܳ and śٲ (महेश्वरव्र�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

峾śٲ (उमामहेश्वरव्रत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:�Rice. 92.
—from Skandapurāṇa. Taylor. 1, 33. 417.

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

峾śٲ (उमामहेश्वरव्रत):—[=ܳ-maheśvara-vrata] [from ܳ] n. Name of a particular observance, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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