ṡiva-purāṇa

ṡivá

perhaps connected with ṡvi cf. ṡavas, ṡiṡvi) auspicious, propitious, gracious, favourable, benign, kind, benevolent, friendly, dear (ám ind. kindly, tenderly) RV. etc. etc.;
happy, fortunate BhP. ;
m. happiness, welfare (cf. n.) R. V, 56, 36 ;
liberation, final emancipation L. ;
« The Auspicious one»
N. of the disintegrating orﾠ destroying andﾠ reproducing deity (who constitutes the third god of the Hindū Trimūrti orﾠ Triad, the other two being Brahmā. « the creator» andﾠ Vishṇu « the preserver» ;
in the Veda the only N. of the destroying deity wss Rudra « the terrible god»,
but in later times it became usual to give that god the euphemistic N. Ṡiva « the auspicious» <just as the Furies were called Eὐμενίδες « the gracious ones» >, andﾠ to assign him the office of creation andﾠ reproduction as well as dissolution;
in fact the preferential worship of Ṡiva as developed in the Purāṇas andﾠ Epic poems led to his being identified with the Supreme Being by his exclusive worshippers < called Ṡaivas>;
in his character of destroyer he is sometimes called Kāla « black», andﾠ is then alsoﾠ identified with Time, although his active destroying function is then oftener assigned to his wife under her name Kālī, whose formidable character makes her a general object of propitiation by sacrifices;
as presiding over reproduction consequent on destruction Ṡiva's symbol is the Liṇga <q.v.> orﾠ Phallus, under which form he is worshipped all over India at the present day;
again one of his representations is as Ardha-nārī, « half-female», the other half being male to symbolize the unity of the generative principle RTL. 85 ;
he has three eyes, one of which is in his forehead, andﾠ which are thought to denote his view of the three divisions of time, past, present, andﾠ future, while a moon's crescent, above the central eye, marks the measure of time by months, a serpent round his neck the measure by years,
andﾠ a second necklace of skulls with other serpents about his person, the perpetual revolution of ages, andﾠ the successive extinction andﾠ generation of the races of mankind:
his hair is thickly matted together, andﾠ gathered above his forehead into a coil;
on the top of it he bears the Ganges, the rush of which in its descent from heaven he intercepted by his head that the earth might not be crushed by the weight of the falling stream;
his throat is dark-blue from the stain of the deadly poison which would have destroyed the world had it not been swallowed by him on its production at the churning of the ocean by the gods for the nectar of immortality;
he holds a tri-ṡūla, orﾠ three-pronged trident < alsoﾠ called Pināka> in his hand to denote, as some think, his combination of the three attributes of Creator, Destroyer, andﾠ Regenerator;
he alsoﾠ carries a kind of drum, shaped like an hour-glass, called Ḍamaru:
his attendants orﾠ servants are called Pramatha <qq.vv.>;
they are regarded as demons orﾠ supernatural beings of different kinds, andﾠ form various hosts orﾠ troops called Gaṇas;
his wife Durgā <otherwise called Kālī, Pārvatī, Umā, Gaurī, Bhavāṇī etc.> is the chief object of worship with the Ṡāktas andﾠ Tāntrikas, andﾠ in this connection he is fond of dancing < seeﾠ tāṇḍava> andﾠ wine-drinking;
he is alsoﾠ worshipped as a great ascetic andﾠ is said to have scorched the god of love (Kāma-deva) to ashes by a glance from his central eye, that deity having attempted to inflame him with passion for Pārvatī whilst he was engaged in severe penance;
in the exercise of his function of Universal Destroyer he is fabled to have burnt up the Universe andﾠ all the gods, including Brahmā. andﾠ Vishṇu, by a similar scorching glance,
andﾠ to have rubbed the resulting ashes upon his body, whence the use of ashes in his worship, while the use of the Rudrâksha berries originated, it is said, from the legend that Ṡiva,
on his way to destroy the three cities, called Tri-pura, let fall some tears of rage which became converted into these beads:
his residence orﾠ heaven is Kailāsa, one of the loftiest northern peaks of the Himâlaya;
he has strictly no incarnations like those of Vishṇu, though Vīra-bhadra andﾠ the eight Bhairavas andﾠ Khaṇḍo-bā etc. RTL. 266 are sometimes regarded as forms of him;
he is especially worshipped at Benares andﾠ has even more names than Vishṇu,
one thousand andﾠ eight being specified in the 69th chapter of the Ṡiva-Purāṇa andﾠ in the 17th chapter of the Anuṡāsana-parvan of the Maha-bhārata, some of the most common being Mahā-deva, Ṡambhu, Ṡaṃkara, Īṡa, Īṡvara, Mahêṡvara, Hara;
his sons are Gaṇêṡa andﾠ Kārttikeya) ĀṡvṠr. MBh. Kāv. etc.. RTL. 73 ;
a kind of second Siva (with Ṡaivas), a person who has attained a partic. stage of perfection orﾠ emancipation MBh. Sarvad. ;
ṡiva-liṅga L. ;
any god L. ;
a euphemistic N. of a jackal (generally ṡivā f. q.v.);
sacred writings L. ;
(in astron.) N. of the sixth month;
a post for cows (to which they are tied orﾠ for them to rub against) L. ;
bdellium L. ;
the fragrant bark of Feronia Elephantum L. ;
Marsilia Dentata L. ;
a kind of thorn-apple orﾠ = puṇḍarīka (the tree) L. ;
quicksilver L. (cf. ṡiva-bīja);
a partic. auspicious constellation L. ;
a demon who inflicts diseases Hariv. ;
= ṡukra m. kāla m. vasu m. L. ;
the swift antelope L. ;
rum, spirit distilled from molasses L. ;
buttermilk L. ;
a ruby L. ;
a peg L. ;
time L. ;
N. of a son of Medhâtithi MārkP. ;
of a son of Idhma-jihva BhP. ;
of a prince andﾠ various authors ( alsoﾠ with dīkshita, bhaṭṭa, paṇḍita, yajvan, sūri etc.) Cat. ;
of a fraudulent person Kathās. ;
(du.) the god Ṡiva andﾠ his wife Kir. V, 40 Pracaṇḍ. I, 20 ;
(cf. Vām. V, 2, 1);
pl. N. of a class of gods in the third Manvantara Pur. ;
of a class of Brāhmans who have attained a partic. degree of perfection like that of Ṡiva MBh. ;
(ā) f. Ṡiva's wife ( alsoﾠ ṡivī) seeﾠ ṡivā below ;
(am) n. welfare, prosperity, bliss ( āya, éna orﾠ ébhis, « auspiciously, fortunately, happily, luckily» ;
ṡivāyagamyatām, « a prosperous journey to you!») RV. etc. etc.;
final emancipation L. ;
water L. ;
rock-salt L. ;
sea-salt L. ;
a kind of borax L. ;
iron L. ;
myrobolan L. ;
Tabernaemontana Coronaria L. ;
sandal L. ;
N. of a Purāṇa (= ṡiva-purāṇa orﾠ ṡaiva) Cat. ;
of the house in which the Pāṇḍavas were to be burnt MārkP. ;
of a Varsha in Plaksha-dvīpa andﾠ in Jambu-dvīpa Pur. ;
- शिवकण्ठमलिका
- शिवकर
- शिवकर्णामृत
- शिवकर्णी
- शिवकवच
- शिवकाञ्ची
- शिवकान्ता
- शिवकान्ती
- शिवकामदुघा
- शिवकारिणी
- शिवकिंकर
- शिवकीर्तन
- शिवकुण्ड
- शिवकुसुमाञ्जलि
- शिवकृष्ण
- शिवकेशादिपादान्तवर्णनस्तोत्र
- शिवकेसर
- शिवकोपमुनि
- शिवकोश
- शिवक्षेत्र
- शिवखण्ड
- शिवगङ्गा
- शिवगण
- शिवगति
- शिवगया
- शिवगायत्री
- शिवगीता
- शिवगुप्तदेव
- शिवगुरु
- शिवघर्मज
- शिवंकर
- शिवचक्र
- शिवचतुःश्लोकीव्याख्या
- शिवचतुर्दशी
- शिवचन्द्र
- शिवचम्पू
- शिवचरित्र
- शिवचित्त
- शिवजी
- शिवज्ञ
- शिवज्ञान
- शिवज्योतिर्विद्
- शिवतत्त्व
- शिवतन्त्र
- शिवतम
- शिवतर
- शिवता
- शिवताण्डव
- शिवताति
- शिवताल
- शिवतीर्थ
- शिवत्व
- शिवदण्डक
- शिवदत्त
- शिवदयालु
- शिवदयासहर्स्र
- शिवदशक
- शिवदायिन्
- शिवदारु
- शिवदास
- शिवदिश्
- शिवदीक्षा
- शिवदीन
- शिवदूतिका
- शिवदूती
- शिवदृष्टि
- शिवदेव
- शिवदैव
- शिवद्युमणिदीपिका
- शिवद्रुम
- शिवद्विष्टा
- शिवधनुर्वेद
- शिवधर्म
- शिवधातु
- शिवधार
- शिवधारिणी
- शिवध्यानपद्धति
- शिवनक्षत्रपुरुषव्रत
- शिवनक्षत्रमालिका
- शिवनाथ
- शिवनाभि
- शिवनामावली
- शिवनामाष्टोत्तरशत
- शिवनारायण
- शिवनिर्माल्यभक्षण
- शिवनिर्वाणस्तोत्र
- शिवपञ्चमुखध्यान
- शिवपञ्चवदनस्तोत्र
- शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्र
- शिवपञ्चाक्षरी

úttara-khaṇḍa

the concluding book of the Padma-purāṇa;
alsoﾠ of the Ṡiva-purāṇa andﾠ of other works

viṡvêṡvara

N. of a form of Ṡiva (esp. worshipped in Benares) RTL. 50; 437 etc.. ;
of various authors andﾠ other persons Cat. ;
(ī) f. the mistress of the universe Cat. ;
a species of plant VarBṛS. ;
N. of wk.;
(prob. n.) N. of a place Cat. ;
n. the Nakshatra Uttarashāḍhā VarBṛS. ;
- kālī m. N. of a poet Cat. ;
- tantra n. N. of a Tantra;
- tīrtha m. N. of seven authors Cat. ;
n. N. of a sacred place MW. ;
- datta, - datta-miṡra, - daiva-jña, - nātha m. N. of authors Cat. ;
- nīrājana n. N. of wk.;
- paṇḍita m. N. of sev. authors Cat. ;
- pattana n. N. of Benares Ṡak. Sch. ;
- paddhati f. N. of wk.;
- pūjya-pāda, - bhaṭṭa ( alsoﾠ with gāgā-bhaṭṭa andﾠ, maunin) m. N. of authors etc. Cat. ;
- māhātmya n. N. of wk.;
- miṡra m. N. of a man Cat. ;
- liṅga n. N. of a Liṇga Cat. ;
- veda-pāda-stava m. N. of a Stotra;
- saṉhitā f. N. of a ch. of the Ṡiva-purāṇa;
- sarasvatī, - sūnu m. N. of sev. authors orﾠ learned men Cat. ;
- stuti-pārijāta m. N. of wk.;
- sthāna n. N. of a place MBh. ;
- smṛiti f. N. of wk.;
-râ̱cārya, râ̱nanda-sarasvatī, -râ̱mbu-muni, -râ̱ṡrama m. N. of authors Cat. ;
- rī-paddhati f. N. of wk.

kandarpa-dahana

brahmôttara

m. N. of a superhuman being Lalit. ;
(with Jainas) of a partic. Kalpa Dharmaṡ. ;
pl. N. of a people MārkP. ;
n. N. of a town Divyâ̱v. ;
of ch. of Skandap ( alsoﾠ called - khaṇḍa n. orﾠ laghu-ṡiva-purāṇa n.)

laghú-ṡiva-purāṇa

ṡatá-rudra

(with Ṡaivas) N. of a class of emancipated souls Sarvad. ;
(ā) f. N. of a river andﾠ Tirtha MatsyaP. ;
(prob.) n. (perhaps) = - rudríya MBh. XIII, 7092 ;
- saṉhitā f. N. of a part of the Ṡiva-purāṇa

saúbhāgya-sundarī-tīrtha

of ch. of the Ṡiva-Purāṇa

saura-tīrtha

of a ch. of the Ṡiva-Purāṇa

purāṇá

m. a Karsha orﾠ measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries) Mn. VIII, 136 (also n. L.) ;
N. of a Ṛishi Kāṭh. ;
pl. the ancients MW. ;
n. a thing orﾠ event of the past, an ancient tale orﾠ legend, old traditional history. AV. etc. etc.;
N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa andﾠ to treat of 5 topics <cf. pañca-lakshaṇa>;
the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions:
viz.
1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā. <e.g.. the Brahma, Brahmâṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhavishya, Vāmana>;
2. Sāttvika exalting Vishṇu <e.g.. the Vishṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradiya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha>;
3. Tāmasa exalting Siva <e.g.. the Ṡiva, Liṇga, Skanda, Agni orﾠ in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma>;
by some the Padma are divided into 4, andﾠ by others into 6 groups;
cf. IW. 509 etc..);
N. of wk. (containing an index of the contents of a number of Padma andﾠ some other wks.)
purāṇa

- पुराणकल्प
- पुराणग
- पुराणगिर्
- पुराणगीत
- पुराणदानमाहात्म्य
- पुराणदृष्ट
- पुराणद्वितीया
- पुराणपञ्चलक्षण
- पुराणपञ्जी
- पुराणपदार्थसंग्रह
- पुराणपुरुष
- पुराणप्रोक्त
- पुराणमहिमोपवर्णन
- पुराणमाहात्म्य
- पुराणरत्न
- पुराणवत्
- पुराणविद्
- पुराणविद्या
- पुराणवेद
- पुराणश्रवण
- पुराणसंहिता
- पुराणसंग्रह
- पुराणसमुच्चय
- पुराणसर्वस्व
- पुराणसार
- पुराणसारसंग्रह
- पुराणसिंह

ṡivá-khaṇḍa

ṡivá-gītā

it is regarded as a Vedânta treatise, andﾠ attributed to Veda-vyāsa) andﾠ of various other wks. (esp. of chs. of the Bhāgavata andﾠ Skanda Purāṇas);
- tātparya-bodhinī f. - dīpikā f. - bhāshya n. - vyākhyā, f. N. of Comms.

ṡivá-dharma

- môttara n. N. of a sequel of the prec. wk.;
- môpapurāṇa n. N. of an Upa-purāṇa IW. 521.

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gaṇêṡa

though Gaṇêṡa causes obstacles he alsoﾠ removes them;
hence he is invoked at the commencement of all undertakings andﾠ at the opening of all compositions with the words namogaṇêṡāyavighnêṡvarāya;
he is represented as a short fat man with a protuberant belly, frequently riding on a rat orﾠ attended by one, andﾠ to denote his sagacity has the head of an elephant, which however has only one tusk;
the appellation Gaṇêṡa, with other similar compounds, alludes to his office as chief of the various classes of subordinate gods, who are regarded as Ṡiva's attendants;
cf. RTL. pp. 48, 62, 79, 392, 440 ;
he is said to have written down the MBh. as dictated by Vyāsa MBh. I, 74 ff. ;
persons possessed, by Gaṇêṡa are referred to Yājñ. I, 270 ff.);
N. of Ṡiva MBh. III, 1629 ;
= gaṇa-puṉgava VarBṛ. XIII, 8 ;
m. pl. (= vidyêṡa orﾠ - ṡvara) a class of Siddhas (with Ṡaivas) Hcat. I, 11, 857 ff ;
N. of a renowned astronomer of the 16th century;
of a son of Rāma-deva (author of a Comm. on Nalôd.);
of a son of Viṡvanātha-dīkshita andﾠ grandson of Bhāvarāma-kṛishṇa (author of a Comm. called Ciccandrikā);
- kumbha m. N. of a rocky cave in Orissa;
- kusuma m. a variety of oleander with red flowers L. ;
- khaṇḍa m. n. N. of BrahmaP. III ;
of a section of the SkandaP. ;
- gītā f. N. of a song in praise of Gaṇêṡa;
- caturthī f. the fourth day of the light half of the month Bhādra (considered as Gaṇêṡa's birthday) RTL. p. 431 ;
- tāpinī f. N. of an Up. (cf. gaṇapati-pūrva-t-);
- purāṇa n. N. of an Upa-purāṇa;
- pūjā f. the worship of Gaṇêṡa seeﾠ RTL. pp. 211-217 ;
- bhujaṉga-prayātastotra n. N. of a hymn in praise of Gaṇêṡa (attributed to Ṡaṃkarâcārya);
- bhūshaṇa n. red lead;
- miṡra m. N. of a copyist of the last century;
- yāmala n. N. of wk.;
- vimarṡinī f. « appeasing Gaṇêṡa»
N. of wk.;
- sahasra-nāman n. N. of a part of the GaṇP. ;
- stavarāja m. N. of a part of the BhavP. ;
- stuti f. a hymn in honour of Gaṇêṡa by Rāghava;
- ṡôpapurāṇa n. = - ṡa-pur-

virá-bhadra

a horse fit for the Aṡva-medha sacrifice L. ;
Andropogon Muricatus L. ;
N. of a Rudra Yājñ. Sch. ;
of an incarnation orﾠ form of Ṡiva (sometimes regarded as his son, andﾠ worshipped esp. in the Marāṭha country;
in the Vāyu-Purāṇa he is said to have been created from Ṡiva's mouth in order to spoil the sacrifice of Daksha, andﾠ is described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet, andﾠ wielding a thousand clubs;
his appearance is fierce andﾠ terrific, he is clothed in a tiger's skin dripping with blood, andﾠ he bears a blazing bow andﾠ battle-axe;
in another Purāṇa he is described as produced from a drop of Ṡiva's sweat) MBh. Pur. Kathās. etc.. (RTL. 79; 82) ;
of a warrior on the side of the Pāṇḍavas MBh. ;
of a king andﾠ various authors Cat. ;
- kālikā-vacana n. N. of a ch. of the Vīra-bhadra-tantra;
- campū f. N. of a poem;
- jit m. « conqueror of Vīra»
N. of Vishṇu Pañcar. ;
- tantra n. N. of a Tantra;
- deva m. N. of a king andﾠ author (16th century;
- campū f. N. of a poem written in his praise);
- mantra m. - vijaya m. N. of wks.;
- vijṛimbhaṇa n. N. of a drama Daṡar. Introd. ;
- sutā f. a daughter of Vīra-bhadra;
- stotra n. N. of a Stotra.

hári-hara

(du. orﾠ in comp.) Vishṇu andﾠ Siva Hariv. Hit. ;
N. of various persons Tattvas. Kshitîṡ. etc.;
of a river PrâyaṠc.;
- kathā f. the repeating of the names of Vishṇu andﾠ Ṡiva Hit. ;
- kshetra n. « sacred place of Vishṇu andﾠ Ṡiva conjoined»
N. of a place of pilgrimage MW. ;
- khāna, tarkâ̱laṉkāra-bhaṭṭâ̱cārya m. N. of certain men Cat. ;
- tāratamya n. N. of various wks.;
- dīkshita m. N. of a man Cat. ;
- drkshitīya n. N. of wk.;
- deva (Ṡārṇgp. Inscr.), - deva-hindū-pati, - paṇḍita ( Cat.) m. N. of certain men;
- paddhati f. N. of wk.;
- purī m. N. of an author Cat. ;
praṡaṉsā f. N. of wk.;
- prasāda, - brahman m. N. of authors Cat. ;
- brahma-mānasika-snāna-vidhi m. N. of wk.;
- bhaṭṭa, -bhaṭṭâ̱cārya m. N. of authors Cat. ;
- bhāshya n. - bheda-dhik-kāra m. - manṇḍala shoḍaṡa-liṅgôbhava m. N. of wks.;
- mahā-rāja m. N. of a man Cat. ;
- māhātmya n. N. of ch. of the Skanda-Purāṇa;
- miṡra m. N. of a man Cat. ;
- yoga m. - vilāsa m. N. of wks.;
- sarasvatī m. N. of a teacher Cat. ;
- stotra n. N. of various Stotras;
- svāmin;
-râ̱gni-hotrin m. N. of authors Cat. ;
-râ̱tmaka mfn. consisting of orﾠ comprising Vishṇu andﾠ Ṡiva in their united state, relating to Vishṇu andﾠ Ṡiva Hariv. VarP. ;
m. the bull of Ṡiva L. ;
N. of Garuḍa ib. ;
of Daksha ib. ;
n. = hari-hara-kshetra MW. ;
-râ̱tmaka-stora n. N. of various Stotras;
-râ̱nanda m. N. of various men Cat. ;
-râ̱nusaraṇa-yātrā f. N. of wk.;
-râ̱rya m. N. of a teacher Cat. ;
-râ̱shṭôttara-ṡata-nāman n. -râ̱shṭôttara-ṡata-nāmâ̱vali f. -rôpâ̱dhi-vivecana n. N. of wks.;
-rôpâ̱dhyāya m. N. of an author, Cat.

ṡaiva

m. patr. fr. ṡiva Pāṇ. 4-1, 112 ;
« a worshipper orﾠ follower of Ṡiva»
N. of one of the three great divisions of modern Hindūism (the other two being the Vaishṇavas andﾠ Ṡāktas, qq.vv.;
the Ṡaivas identify Ṡiva-rather than Brahmā. andﾠ Vishṇu-with the Supreme Being andﾠ are exclusively devoted to his worship, regarding him as the source andﾠ essence of the universe as well as its disintegrator andﾠ destroyer;
the temples dedicated to him in his reproducing andﾠ vivifying character <as denoted by the Liṇga q.v.> are scattered all over India;
the various sects of Ṡaivas are described in RTL. 86 etc..);
a particular religious rite in honour of Durgā (consisting of devout meditation andﾠ prostration of the body) MW. ;
the thorn-apple L. ;
a kind of plant (= vasuka) L. ;
(with Jainas) N. of the fifth black Vāsudeva L. ;
(ī) f. N. of the goddess Mānasā Cat. ;
n. auspiciousness, welfare, prosperity BhP. ;
N. of a Ṡāstra andﾠ of a Tantra. andﾠ of a Purāṇa ( seeﾠ below)
2) Vṛiddhi form of ṡiva in comp.
3) n. a kind of aquatic plant, Blyxa Octandra L. ;
4) w.r. for ṡaiba
- शैवकल्पद्रुम
- शैवतत्त्वप्रकाश
- शैवतत्त्वामृत
- शैवतन्त्र
- शैवता
- शैवतात्पर्यसंग्रह
- शैवदर्शन
- शैवधर्ममण्डन
- शैवनगर
- शैवनवदशप्रकरण
- शैवपञ्चक
- शैवपरिभाषा
- शैवपुराण
- शैवपूजाविधान
- शैवभाष्य
- शैववायवीयपुराण
- शैववैष्णव
- शैवसास्त्र
- शैवसर्वस्व
- शैवसर्वस्वसार
- शैवसिद्धान्तदीपिका
- शैवसिद्धान्तशेखर
- शैवसिद्धान्तसंग्रह
- शैवसिद्धान्तसार
- शैवसिद्धान्तसारावली

paṡu-páti

N. of the later Rudra-Ṡiva orﾠ of a similar deity (often associated in the Veda with Bhava, Ṡarva, Ugra, Rudra, Mahā-deva, Īṡāna andﾠ others who together with Bhima are in later times regarded as manifestations of Rudra) AV. etc. etc.;
of Agni TS. ṠBr. ;
of Ṡiva MBh. etc. (according to one legend every deity acknowledged himself to be a mere paṡu orﾠ animal when entreating Siva to destroy the Asura Tri-pura);
of a lexicographer;
of a Scholiast etc.;
- dhara m. N. of a poet Cat. ;
- nagara n. « Ṡiva's town»
N. of Kāṡī orﾠ Benares ib. ;
- nātha m. N. of a partic. form of Siva W. ;
- purāṇa n. (prob.) = ṠivaP. ;
- ṡarman m. N. of a man Cat. ;
- ṡāsṭra n. the sacred book of the Pāṡupatas revealed by Ṡiva Col.;
-tî ̱ṡvara-nāhātmya andﾠ - ty-askṭaka n. N. of wks.