Bhimashankara, Bhīmāśaṅkara, Bhīmaśaṅkara, Bhima-shankara: 3 definitions
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Bhimashankara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Bhīmāśaṅkara and Bhīmaśaṅkara can be transliterated into English as Bhimasankara or Bhimashankara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBhīmaśaṅkara (भीमशङ्कर) or Bhimashankar refers to one of twelve Jyotirliṅgas, according to the Śivapurāṇa 1.22 while explaining the importance of the partaking of the Naivedya of Śiva. Bhīmaśaṅkara is located in the Rājamundry district.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhīmāśaṅkara (भीमाशंकर).—m S One of the twelve lingams of Shiva. See bārā jyōtiliṅga.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhīmaśaṅkara (भीमशङ्कर).—one of the 12 most sacred Liṅgas (in the Poona District).
Derivable forms: bhīmaśaṅkaram (भीमशङ्करम्).
Bhīmaśaṅkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhīma and śaṅkara (शङ्कर).
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: Bhima, Shankara.
Full-text: Bara Jyotilingem, Jyotirlinga.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
14. Twelve Jyotirliṅga incarnations of lord Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
3. The God Rudra-Śiva: His Prominence < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 1 - The greatness of Jyotirliṅgas and their Upaliṅgas < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 42 - The Twelve Jyotirliṅga incarnations < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Chapter 21 - The origin of the Jyotirliṅga Bhīmeśvara < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)