Shaivapurana, Śaivapurāṇa, Shaiva-purana: 3 definitions
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Shaivapurana 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.
The Sanskrit term Śaivapurāṇa can be transliterated into English as Saivapurana or Shaivapurana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚaivapurāṇa (शैवपुराण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Śivapurāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaivapurāṇa (शैवपुराण):—[=śaiva-purāṇa] [from śaiva] n. Name of a Purāṇa (= śiva-p, q.v.)
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 corpusŚaivapurāṇa (ಶೈವಪುರಾಣ):—[noun] a Saṃskřta text, a Purāṇa which deals with the worship of Śiva.
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: Shaiva, Purana, Puraana.
Ends with: Virashaivapurana.
Full-text: Hemasabhanathamahatmya, Mahalingarcanaprayogavidhi, Adicidambaramahatmya, Virashaivapurana, Shivatattvarahasya, Kanchipuranam, Devibhagavata, Ashtamurti, Kamadeva, Jyeshtha.
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Contested Authority of the Śaiva Purāṇas < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
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Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Mythological aspect of Hayagrīva in different Purāṇas < [Chapter 4]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 1 - Purāṇic Literature < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
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Part 2 - Śaivism: The Śiva-cult < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 62 - The Merit of Reciting the Padma Purāṇa, Svargakhaṇḍa < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]