Dayanidhi: 4 definitions
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Dayanidhi 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: humindian: 108 names of Lord KrishnaOne of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "The Compassionate Lord"
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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDayānidhi (दयानिधि) refers to the “storehouse of mercy” and is used to describe Brahmā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.21 (“Nārada instructs Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Brahmā: “O dear Brahmā, O disciple of Viṣṇu, of great intellect. O Creator of three worlds, this is a very wonderful story of the great soul Śiva that has been narrated. When Kāma had been reduced to ashes by the fire from the third eye of Śiva and when that fire had been deposited in the ocean what happened thereafter? What did Goddess Pārvatī, the daughter of the lord of mountains, do? O storehouse of mercy [i.e., dayānidhi], please tell me now where she went along with her maids”.
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 DictionaryDayānidhi (दयानिधि):—[=dayā-nidhi] [from dayā > day] m. ‘treasure of mercy’, a very compassionate person.
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 corpusDayānidhi (ದಯಾನಿಧಿ):—[noun] = ದಯಾಳು [dayalu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.52 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Sri Guru-Parampara By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thãkura < [Chapter 1.1 - Śrī Guru Tattva and Śrī Guru Sevaka]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Succession List of Madhva Gurus < [Chapter XXV - Madhva and his School]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Telugu Writing in The Industrial Age < [July 1956]
Telugu Writing in The Industrial Age < [July 1956]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 36 - Agastya recites the Hymn Kṛṣṇāmṛta < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]