Padmananda, Padmānanda, Padma-ananda: 3 definitions
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Padmananda 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPadmānanda (पद्मानन्द) or Padmānandanātha is another name for Padma-Nātha: one of the Nine Nāthas according to sources such as the Kulakaulinīmata and Kumārikākhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.—This group of nine Nātha Siddhas related to Gorakhanātha are venerated by his followers as nine founder figures. According to the Kulakaulinīmata, Mitranātha made nine disciples in Candrapura in Koṅkaṇa. These are called the Current of Men that Mitrīśa, the First Teacher of this Age, generated as his spiritual sons. These Nine Nāthas [e.g., Padma-nātha] originally resided in his body as his vital breaths from which they emerged and were born as men in nine places.—Padma-nātha is associated with the following: Breath: Udāna; Gods of the Directions: Yama (Ṣaṣṭha); Planet: Mercury; Snake (Nāga): Vāsuki; Other names: Vidhi.
Shakta (शाक्त, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPadmānanda (पद्मानन्द) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Padmānandaśataka. Kāvyamālā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPadmānanda (पद्मानन्द):—[from padma] m. Name of a poet
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Padma, Ananda.
Starts with: Padmanandamahakavya, Padmanandanatha, Padmanandashataka.
Full-text: Padmanandashataka, Jinendracaritra, Padmanandamahakavya, Ululu.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 4 - Sanskrit mahākāvyas < [Chapter I - Introduction]