Dakshinamarga, Dakṣiṇamārga: 5 definitions
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Dakshinamarga 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 Dakṣiṇamārga can be transliterated into English as Daksinamarga or Dakshinamarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDakṣiṇamārga (दक्षिणमार्ग).—Of three streets, Ajavīthi and the street of constellations Śravaṇa, Dhaniṣṭha and Satabhiṣak and the street of Vaiśvānarī, Bhādrapada and Revatī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 53.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramDakṣiṇamārga (दक्षिणमार्ग) refers to the “southern path”, according to the commentary on the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] When the (the breath) enters (bit by bit) in consonance with the sixteen energies (of the digits of the moon of which it is composed) that is then the Northern Path and emanation takes place. When it exits in consonance with the sixteen energies, it is then the Southern Path [i.e., dakṣiṇamārga] and ‘death’ takes place. Who is it that thus enters and exits? It is the Gander of the Breath. The person who knows how to fashion the part of the Gander (haṃsa) of the inhaled or exhaled breath with sixteen limbs, as well as the movement of the Knots, which is the sign of the motion (of the breath and the energies) in each place, is a yogi who is without error”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraDakṣiṇamārga (दक्षिणमार्ग) or Yāmyamārga refers to the “southern path”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The ecliptic is divided into nine divisions known as Vīthis (paths). [...] Of the nine Vīthis the first three are known as the northern Vīthis; the next three as the central Vīthis and the last three as the southern Vīthis. [i.e., yāmyamārga—udaṅmadhyayāmyamārgasthāḥ] Again in the case of each three the first is known as the northern Vīthi, the second as the central Vīthi and the last as the southern Vīthi [i.e., uttara-madhya-dakṣiṇa]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇamārga (दक्षिणमार्ग):—[=dakṣiṇa-mārga] [from dakṣiṇa > dakṣ] m. the southern course (of a planet), [Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā iv, 49].
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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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Partial matches: Dakshina, Marga.
Full-text: Agama, Mrigavithi, Vaishvanari, Yamyamarga.
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