Ishvaragita, Īśvaragītā, Ishvara-gita: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Īśvaragītā can be transliterated into English as Isvaragita or Ishvaragita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical StudyĪśvaragītā (ईश्वरगीता) or simply Īśvara refers to one of the sixty-four Gītās commonly referred to in Hindu scriptures.—Gītā is the name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theosophical doctrines. Most of these Gītās [i.e., Īśvaragītā] originate from the Mahābhārata or the various Purāṇas.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Īśvaragītā (ईश्वरगीता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Bhagavadgītā.
2) Īśvaragītā (ईश्वरगीता):—īśvaragītāḥ from the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the Kūrmapurāṇa. W. p. 128^a. Oxf. 8^a. Hall. p. 125. L. 454. B. 4, 46. Ben. 69. NW. 322. Burnell. 187^b. Poona. 451. Oppert. 6875. 7274. Ii, 6206. Peters. 2, 186. Proceed. Asb. 1871, 282.
—[commentary] by Bhāsurānanda. NW. 310.
—[commentary] by Vijñānabhikṣu. L. 2050.
Īśvaragītā has the following synonyms: Śivagītā.
3) Īśvaragītā (ईश्वरगीता):—from the Kūrmapurāṇa. Bc 63.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĪśvaragītā (ईश्वरगीता):—[=īśvara-gītā] [from īśvara > īś] f. [plural] a section of the Kūrma-purāṇa.
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Partial matches: Ishvara, Gita.
Full-text: Ishagita, Ishvara, Kurmapurana, Shivagita.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 9 - Īśvara-gītā, its Philosophy as expounded by Vijñāna Bhikṣu < [Chapter XXII - The Philosophy of Vijñāna Bhikṣu]
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