Adhashshira, Adhaśśira: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Adhaśśira can be transliterated into English as Adhassira or Adhashshira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAdhaśśira (अधश्शिर).—The name of a hell: also adhomukha. He who receives bad gifts and from forbidden persons, who lives by astrology and those who do not request for sacrifice go to it.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 148 & 163; Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 147, 161; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 6, 4 & 18.
The Purana (पुराण, 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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Full-text: Adhashshiras, Adhomukha, Avici.
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