The Sanskrit term Puṣpavarṣa can be transliterated into English as Puspavarsa or Pushpavarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष) refers to a “shower of flowers”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.18 (“Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “O great sage, how can I describe even with my four mouths the indescribable delight of Pārvatī. The divine drums were sounded. The celestial damsels danced. The Gandharva chiefs sang. Flowers were showered (puṣpavarṣa) upon him. When Gaṇeśa was installed, the whole universe attained peace and normalcy. There was great jubilation. All miseries ended. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष).—Mt. in Śālmalidvīpa.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 10.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष) refers to a “rain of flowers”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “The great vehicle (mahāyāna) is made with four wheels (cakra), namely with the means of attraction, the spokes (ara) are well fitted as the roots of good have been transformed with intention, [...] has the pure and wide light of infinite rays (raśmi) so that it can illuminate the ten directions, is always filled with flowers because the rain of flowers (puṣpavarṣa), namely the limbs of awakening (bodhyaṅga), continually pours down, is equipped with musical instruments which always produce the sound of dharma (dharmasvara), [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष).—a shower of flowers; सुरभि सुरविमुक्तं पुष्पवर्षं पपात (surabhi suravimuktaṃ puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta) R.12.12; पुष्पवर्षो महानभूत् (puṣpavarṣo mahānabhūt) Rām.

Derivable forms: puṣpavarṣaḥ (पुष्पवर्षः).

Puṣpavarṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and varṣa (वर्ष). See also (synonyms): puṣpavarṣaṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष).—m.

(-rṣaḥ) A rain of flowers, flowers cast from heaven upon a hero or demigod, or on any great occasion. E. puṣpa, and varṣa raining; also puṣpavarṣaṇa, puṣpavṛṣṭi, &c.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष).—[neuter] vṛṣṭi [feminine] rain of flowers.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष):—[=puṣpa-varṣa] [from puṣpa > puṣ] n. ‘f°-rain’, f° showered upon a hero on any great occasion, [Raghuvaṃśa] (also ṣaṇa, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary])

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a mountain, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puṣpavarṣa (पुष्पवर्ष):—[puṣpa-varṣa] (rṣaḥ) 1. m. A shower of flowers from heaven.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushpavarsha in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puṣpavarṣa (ಪುಷ್ಪವರ್ಷ):—[noun] = ಪುಷ್ಪವೃಷ್ಟಿ [pushpavrishti].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pushpa, Varsha.

Starts with: Pushpavarsham, Pushpavarshana.

Full-text: Pushpavarshana, Pushpavrishti, Pushpavarsham, Devayosha, Praverita, Rashmi, Dharmasvara, Bodhyanga, Turya, Varsha, Gal.

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