Vaishvanara, ղśԲ: 25 definitions
Introduction:
Vaishvanara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ղśԲ can be transliterated into English as Vaisvanara or Vaishvanara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vaiswanar.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—A hermit. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 7 Verse 18, that this hermit stays in the palace of Indra. (Ṛgveda, Mṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 11, Sūkta 59).
2) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—The first son of Agni called Bhānu. In Cāturmāsya-sacrifice, this fire ղśԲ also is worshipped along with the fire Parjanya. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 221, Stanza 16).
3) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—One of the sons born to Kaśyapa by his wife Manu. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 6).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—A name of Agni;1 to be propitiated by eight oblations or Vaiśvadeva and five others. prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna and Բ.2
1b) A son of Danu, and father of four daughters, Upadānavī and others.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 6. 33; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 7; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 7.
1c) Father of two daughters, Pulomā and Kāla (li) kā who were married to Mārica; from them 74,000 Dānavas; lived in Hirṇyapura; slain by Arjuna.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 6. 22; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 23-27.
1d) Resides in Somapānam īٳ.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 62.
1e) A son of Bharatāgni.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 29. 8; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 12. 8.
1f) The Dakṣiṇasthānam, which has three roads or vīthis.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 2. 28; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 91; 50. 156; 66. 47, 52.

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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर) is the name of a Brāhman who came as a guest to the house of Govindadatta, a learned Brāhman from Bahusuvarṇaka, which is a royal district on the bank of the Ganges, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 7. He had a wife named Agnidattā with whom he had five sons.
2) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर) is the name of one of the two sons of Piṅgalikā, the daughter of the Brāhman Yajñadatta according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 21. Piṅgalikā was married to Śaṅkaradatta (son of Agnidatta) but was abandoned by them both and her property was raided. Her twins were named Śāntisoma and ղśԲ by Vāsavadattā and it was settled they were to be the future domestic chaplains of her unborn son.
According to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 23, when prince Naravāhanadatta (son of Udayana) grew up, all the king’s ministers brought there sons for the sake of his companion. Accordingly, “And that Prince Naravāhanadatta was always surrounded by those six ministers� sons (e.g., ղśԲ), devoted to him alone, who commanded respect even in their boyhood, as if with the six political measures that are the cause of great prosperity�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ղśԲ, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: JSTOR: Tāntric Dīkṣ� by Surya KantaղśԲ (वैश्वानर) refers to one of the eight forms of fire (agni) to be assigned to the body parts of the worshipper during preliminary rites before Dīkṣ�: an important ritual of Śāktism described in the Śāradātilaka-tantra, chapters III-V. The various tongues (ᾱ) of fire are assigned to the various limbs of the body of the worshipper. The eight forms of fire (viz. ղśԲ) are assigned to the body of the worshipper.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraղśԲ (वैश्वानर) or (ղśԲrasa, ղśԲlauha) is the name of various Ayurvedic recipes defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 6, udararoga: belly-related diseases) and the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 10, Śūla: pain in the belly and chapter 11, Gulma: tumour in the belly). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., śԲ- and lauha): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (ṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.� (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)ղśԲcūrṇa (वैश्वानरचूर्�) or ղśԲcūrṇa refers to one of the topics discussed in the ۴Dz峾ṛt, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The ۴Dz峾ṛt is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kaa, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 śǰ첹.—The catalogue includes the term—ղśԲ�-cūrṇa in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: śԲūṇa� .

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsղśԲ (वैश्वानर) represents the number 3 (three) in the “word-numeral system� (ūٲṃk), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 3�śԲ] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.

Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismղśԲ (वैश्वानर, “the all-pervader�):—One of the five natural forms of Agni (Vedic god of Divine illumination). This form, known as ղśԲ, represents the power of digesting, found in all things, all beings. It is the support of life.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: VajrayoginiղśԲ (वैश्वानर) is the name of the protector (dikpati) associated with ṣmīԲ: the south-eastern cremation ground (śśԲ) according to the Vajravārāhī-Բ by Umāpatideva as found in te 12th century GuhyasamayaԲmālā. As a part of this Բ, the practicioner is to visualize a suitable dwelling place for the goddess inside the circle of protection which takes the form of eight cremation grounds.
These protectors (e.g., ղśԲ) are variously known as dikpati, 徱 and ǰ貹 and can be traced to ܰṇi legends where eight protectors are assigned to each direction by Brahmā. According to the Śmaśānavidhi verse 20, these protectors are in union with their wives and have four arms, two of which make the ñᲹ gesture of obeisance, while the second pair usually holds a skull bowl and a tantric weapon. They are variously depicted upon their respective mounts, or sitting at the base of the tree.
: Google Books: VajrayoginiղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—Protector deity of the south-eastern cremation ground.—The southeast (岵Աⲹ) belongs to Agni (Śmaśānavidhi 14). Here, the synonym ղśԲ is given, the name of the fire in the ٳܰⲹ sacrifice; hence it is also listed as Hutavahadigīśa (GuhyasamayaԲmālā 34) and Hutāśana (Saṃvarodayatantra 17). He is described in the Adbhutaśmaśānālaṃkāra as mounted on a goat, potbellied, red-limbed, having a “firepit skull bowl� (ṇḍ첹ī) and a “pot with rosary� (ṣaūٰ첹ṇḍ).
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiղśԲ (वैश्वानर) refers to the “universal man�, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).� The śū also includes the worship of Gṇeśa and Mahākāla; the deity Āyurvṛddhi, “the Increase of Long Life�, as the Dhaupati, “Yogurt Pot�; the 貹ñ-dz, “the Five Cows� deities, as the Gogrāsa, literally “cow’s mouth�, which is a leaf for making offerings to the 貹ñ-dz; Vasundharā and Lakṣmī, the Goddesses of the earth and wealth respectively, as the Jvālā Nhāyka�, “the flaming mirror� and Sinhaḥmū, a special pot for storing ṭīk powder, (both names in Newah), respectively; Cakrasaṃvara and Vajravārāhī again as the 첹ḥdū and �; and finally this time ղśԲ, “The Universal Man�, another form of the sun god, as the ܰܲԻ.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraղśԲ (वैश्वानर) is the name of a Brāhman from Kauśāmbī, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, [as the Mleccha-king said to Rāma]: “Your Majesty, in the city Kauśāmbī there is a Brāhman, ղśԲ, and his wife Sāvitī. I am their son, Rudradeva. Because of cruel karma, from birth I was a thief and devoted to other men’s wives. There is nothing which I, wicked, did not do. [...] Wandering about, I came to this village and, known here by another name, Kāka, I gradually reached the village-headship. [...]�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryղśԲ.�(IE 7-1-2), ‘three�. Cf. śdeva. Note: śԲ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryśԲ (वैश्वानर).—m S A particular medicinal preparation. 2 Agni or fire,--the element fire or the personification of it.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishśԲ (वैश्वानर).�m Fire.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղśԲ (वैश्वानर).�a. (-ī f.)
1) Relating or common to all mankind, fit for all men; तान् होवाचैते वै खल� यूयं पृथगिवेम- मात्मानं वैश्वानर� विद्वांसोऽन्नमत्� (tān hovācaite vai khalu yūya� pṛthagivema- mātmāna� śԲ� vidvāṃso'nnamattha) Ch. Up.5.18; � एष वैश्वानर� विश्वरूप� प्राणोऽग्निरुदयत� (sa eṣa vaiśvānaro śrūpa� prāṇo'gnirudayate) Praśṇa Up.1.7; हिरण्यगर्भ� स्थूलेऽस्मिन� देहे वैश्वानर� भवेत� (hirṇyagarbha� sthūle'smin dehe vaiśvānaro bhavet) Pañchadaśī 1.28;
2) Universal, general, common.
2) Zodiacal; गगने तान्यनेकान� वैश्वानरपथाद्वहि� (gagane tānyanekāni śԲpathādvahi�) 峾.1.6.31.
-� 1 An epithet of fire; त्वत्त� खाण्डव- रङ्गताण्डवनट� दूरेऽस्त� वैश्वानर� (tvatta� khāṇḍava- raṅgatāṇḍavanaṭo dūre'stu śԲ�) Bv.1.57.
2) The fire of digestion (in the stomach); अह� वैश्वानर� भूत्वा प्राणिना� दे�- माश्रितः � प्राणापानसमायुक्तः प्रचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् (aha� vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇinā� deha- māśrita� | prāṇāpānasamāyukta� pracāmyanna� caturvidham) || Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 15.14.
3) General consciousness (in Vedānta phil.).
4) The Supreme Being.
5) The Chitraka tree.
-ī 1 Name of a particular division of the moon's path; also वैश्वानरपथ (śԲpatha); 峾.1.6.31.
2) Name of a particular sacrifice performed at the beginning of every year; इष्टिं वैश्वानरी� नित्यं निर्वपेदब्दपर्यय� (iṣṭi� vaiśvānaī� nitya� nirvapedabdaparyaye) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.165.15.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—mfn.
(-�-ī-ra�) Relating to, fit for, &c., all men. m.
(-�) 1. Agni or fire. 2. The digestive fire. 3. The supreme being. f. (-ī) A particular sacrifice to be performed at the beginning of every year. E. śԲ a Muni, or ś all, nara mankind, � aff. of descent.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryղśԲ (वैश्वानर).—I. i. e. ś -nara + a, adj. Relating to, fit for, etc., all men. Ii. m. 1. Agni, fire, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 174, 3; [ʲñٲԳٰ] 224, 21. 2. The general consciousness, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
ղśԲ (वैश्वानर).�1. [feminine] ī belonging to or consisting of all men, universal, complete, omnipresent or omnipotent; [masculine] fire or the god of fire, the sun, also = (ph.).
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ղśԲ (वैश्वानर).�2. [adjective] consecrated to Agni V.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղśԲ (वैश्वानर):—[from ś] mf(ī)n. ([from] ś-Բ) relating or belonging to all men, omnipresent, known or worshipped, everywhere, universal, general, common, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] consisting of all men, full in number, complete, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; ???]
3) [v.s. ...] relating or belonging to the gods collectively, [Lāṭyāyana]
4) [v.s. ...] all-commanding, [Atharva-veda]
5) [v.s. ...] relating or sacred to Agni ղśԲ, [Taittiīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmṇa; ???]
6) [v.s. ...] composed by Viśvānara or ղśԲ, [Catalogue(s)]
7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Agni or Fire, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (Agni Vaiśv° is regarded as the author of x, [79, 80])
8) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Agni, [Ārṣeya-brāhmṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] the fire of digestion, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
10) [v.s. ...] the sun, sunlight, [Atharva-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] (in the Vedānta) Name of the Supreme Spirit or Intellect when located in a supposed collective aggregate of gross bodies (= Virāj, Prajā-pati, Puruṣa), Vedāntas, [Religious Thought and Life in India 35]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of a Daitya, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
13) [v.s. ...] of various men, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
14) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of a family of Ṛṣis, [Mahābhārata]
15) [from ś] n. men collectively, mankind, [Taittiīya-brāhmṇa]
16) [v.s. ...] Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryղśԲ (वैश्वानर):—[(ra�-ī-ra�)] 1. m. Agni or fire. f. A sacrifice at the beginning of the year. a. Intended for all the world.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ղśԲ (वैश्वानर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ղṇa.
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Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryղśԲ (वैश्वानर) [Also spelled vaiswanar]:�(nm) an epithet of the god of fire; fire.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusղśԲ (ವೈಶ್ವಾನರ):�
1) [adjective] of or relating to the mankind.
2) [adjective] being present everywhere; omnipresent.
3) [adjective] known or worshipped everywhere.
4) [adjective] universal; general; common.
5) [adjective] relating to the sacred fire.
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ղśԲ (ವೈಶ್ವಾನರ):�
1) [noun] fire.
2) [noun] the digestive faculty.
3) [noun] the Fire-God.
4) [noun] the plant Plumbago zeylanica of Plumbaginaceae family.
5) [noun] the totality of the consciousness of all living beings.
6) [noun] (pros.) a metrical foot consisting of one long followed by a short and a long syllabic instants(-u-); amphimacer.
7) [noun] ವೈಶ್ವಾನರ ಚೂರ್� [vaishvanara curna] śԲ cūrṇa a kind of medicinal preparation, made using the plant Plumbago zeylanica, used to cure indigestion, stomach pain, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+4): Vaishvanara Churna, Vaishvanaradatta, Vaishvanaraghrita, Vaishvanaragupta, Vaishvanarai, Vaishvanarajyeshtha, Vaishvanarajyotis, Vaishvanarakshara, Vaishvanaralauha, Vaishvanaramarga, Vaishvanarambhas, Vaishvanaramukha, Vaishvanaranirghosha, Vaishvanarapatha, Vaishvanarapathikritapurvakadarshasthalipakaprayoga, Vaishvanarapathikritasthalipakaprayoga, Vaishvanarapathikritpurvakadarshasthalipakaprayoga, Vaishvanarapathikritsthalipakaprayoga, Vaishvanarapottali, Vaishvanararasa.
Full-text (+69): Duluvaishvanara, Vaishvanarapatha, Vaishvanaradatta, Vaishvanarajyotis, Vaishvanarajyeshtha, Vaishvanaravidya, Vaishvanaramukha, Sauryavaishvanara, Upadanavi, Suryavaishvanara, Vaishvanaravat, Vaishvanarakshara, Vaishvanariya, Vaishvanarambhas, Vaishvanaralauha, Puloma, Vaishvanararasa, Mahavaishvanara, Vaishvanarapottali, Vaishvanarapathikritasthalipakaprayoga.
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda X, adhyaya 6, brahmana 1 < [Tenth Kanda]
Kanda IX, adhyaya 3, brahmana 1 < [Ninth Kanda]
Kanda VI, adhyaya 6, brahmana 1 < [Sixth Kanda]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 1.2.27 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 2]
Adhikarana 7: "Vaishvanara" is the Supreme Personality of Godhead < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 2]
Sūtra 1.2.25 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 2]
The concept of Vaishvanara in Vedic literature (by Satyanarayan Rath)
7. Various concepts of ղśԲ < [Chapter 2 - Derivations, etymology and meaning of ղśԲ]
8. ղśԲ in Brāhmṇas and Upaniṣads < [Chapter 2 - Derivations, etymology and meaning of ղśԲ]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter I, Section II, Adhikarana VII < [Section II]
Chapter III, Section III, Adhikarana XXXII < [Section III]
Chapter III, Section III, Adhikarana I < [Section III]
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