Shivapura, Śivapura, Shiva-pura: 10 definitions
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Shivapura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śivapura can be transliterated into English as Sivapura or Shivapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śivapura (शिवपुर).—The capital of Śibi;1 the city sacred to Śiva.2
1b) Or śiva—the city of Śiva situated in front of Brahmaloka: residence of siddhas, described.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 234, 258.
1c) Between Brahmaloka and down the Aṇḍa, the place for men who do not want rebirth; a lac of yojanas in circumference; parapet walls of gold and with lustre; four golden gates adorned with pearls and other precious gems; ever-ringing bells and with pure ācāras; no death or disease; sacred to Śiva; sand and dust are precious stones; divine lotuses half red, half white, half black, in shape like an umbrella; with seven rivers containing padma, utpalam, and pure waters; in the midst 1000 pillared palace adorned with sphaṭika, silver, indranīla, and toraṇas; everyday festivities at; Trayambaka's house where live Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, and others with all jewels bringing joy to the Lord with a troop of charming servant maids and Nandi and other gaṇas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 45; 101. 231-292; 111. 48.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: academia.edu: Śivadharmottara Purāṇa: a SurveyŚivapura (शिवपुर), the celestial city of Śiva, reached by devotees through karmayoga, consisting in the practice of the various śivadharmas. Just as the earth is the common place of all men, so is śivapura the common home of all śivabhaktas; but just as on one and the same earth fruitions are different and graded, so are enjoyments in śivapura meted out in conformity with merit.
The city of Śiva is further said to rank above a host of celestial worlds, presidedover by Piśacas, Rakṣas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Indra, Prajapati, Soma, Brahmā and Viṣṇu, where Śiva himself bestows enjoyments to inferior kinds of devotees. On the other hand, the city of Śiva is not supreme, being in turn excelled by three further spheres, presided over by the trinity: Skanda, Umā and again Śiva.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraŚivapura (शिवपुर) is the name of an ancient city situated in Nepāla, as mentioned in the fifteenth story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 89. Accordingly, “... there was in the kingdom of Nepāla a city named Śivapura, and in it there lived of old time a king rightly named Yaśaḥketu. He devolved upon his minister, named Prajñāsāgara, the burden of his kingdom, and enjoyed himself in the society of his queen, Candraprabhā”.
The story of Śivapura is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Śivapura or Śivapuraviṣaya is the name of a locality, as mentioned in to the “Argā Plates of Kāpālivarman” (6th century A.D.). Śivapura-viṣaya was a division round about Śivapuraka.
These plates (mentioning Śivapura) were under worship in a temple at Argā, situated 4 miles to the south of Karwar. It registers a gift of land in the village of Śivapuraka donated to a Brāhmaṇa named Bhavārya of the Kauṇḍinya-gotra.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚivapura (शिवपुर).—Name of Vārāṇasī.
Derivable forms: śivapuram (शिवपुरम्).
Śivapura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiva and pura (पुर). See also (synonyms): śivapurī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚivapura (शिवपुर).—name of a town: °rāhāre Mahā-Māyūrī 28.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivapura (शिवपुर).—[neuter] purī [feminine] [Name] of [several] towns & villages.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚivapura (शिवपुर):—[=śiva-pura] [from śiva] n. ‘id'’, Name of various cities, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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 corpusŚivapura (ಶಿವಪುರ):—
1) [noun] Kailāsa, the abode of Śiva.
2) [noun] a place that has a Śiva’s temple.
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: Shiva, Pura, Civa.
Starts with: Shivapuraka, Shivapurakagrama, Shivapurana, Shivapuranatamasatvakhandana, Shivapuravishaya.
Full-text (+12): Shaivapura, Shivapuri, Harapura, Shankarapura, Piratittai, Vararha, Varama, Varavarnini, Varabhadra, Nallitai, Varada, Varenya, Tiru-muraimantapam, Shivapuravishaya, Daivajna cintamani, Goloka, Ushinara, Vara, Civapuram, Prajnasagara.
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