Bhalandana: 7 definitions
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Bhalandana 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
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Devotees Vaishnavas: Śrī Garga SaṃhitāBhalandana (भलन्दन) is the name of a king and is the ruler of Kānyakubja (Śrī Garga Saṃhitā 3.6.6).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaBhalandana (भलन्दन):—Son of Nābhāga (son of Diṣṭa). He had a son named Vatsaprīti. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhalandana (भलन्दन).—A king. Though by birth he was a brahmin he became a Vaiśya because of doing things belonging to the Vaiśya community like trade and commerce. (Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa). According to the Bhāgavata, Viṣṇu Purāṇa and Vāyu Purāṇa Bhalandana was the son of Nābhāga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bhalandana (भलन्दन).—A son of Nābhāga Ariṣṭa and father*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 23. Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 61. 3. Vāyu-purāṇa 86. 3-4.
1b) A Vaiśya Mantrakṛt.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 121.
1c) An Ātreya gotrakāra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 197. 7.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhalandana (भलन्दन):—m. Name of a man (father of Vatsa-prī or Vatsa-prīti), [Purāṇa]
2) [plural] his descendants [gana] yaskādi (bhanandana, bhalanda and dava [probably] [wrong reading])
3) Bhālandana (भालन्दन):—m. [patronymic] [from] bhalandana [gana] śivādi
4) Name of Vatsa-prī, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
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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.
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Starts with: Bhalandanaka.
Full-text: Balandana, Bhalandanaka, Bhanandana, Vatsapriti, Vatsapri, Nabhaga, Pramshu, Bhalandava, Bhalanda, Nabhagarishta, Kujrimbha, Suprabha, Vaishala.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Bhalandana, Bhālandana; (plurals include: Bhalandanas, Bhālandanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.6.6 < [Chapter 6 - The Test of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 1.8.27 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Birth]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Atri < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - History of Karūṣa and other four sons of Manu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VI, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Sixth Kāṇḍa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 32 - Yugas and classes of people: lineage of sages < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 61 - A dissertation on Music < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)