Devavara: 5 definitions
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Devavara 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDevavara (देववर) refers to the “great lords”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to her daughter (Pārvatī): “[...] Setting the lion aside a jackal has been served by you. Without listening to the lore of Supreme Brahman you have heard base ballads. O daughter, casting off the holy sacrificial ashes at home you have taken the inauspicious ashes from the funeral pyre. Abandoning the great lords (devavara), Viṣṇu and others you have performed penance for Śiva. Your intellect has really gone astray. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDevavara (देववर).—A carakādhvaryu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 33. 12.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevavara (देववर).—m.
(-raḥ) A superior or supreme deity. n.
(-raṃ) A divine boon or blessing. E. deva, and vara best.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devavara (देववर):—[=deva-vara] [from deva] m. a superior or supreme deity, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a divine boon or blessing, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevavara (देववर):—[deva-vara] (raḥ) 1. m. The supreme. n. A divine boon or blessing.
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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Search found 5 books and stories containing Devavara, Deva-vara; (plurals include: Devavaras, varas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.31 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 2.1.1 < [Adhikaraṇa 1 - Sūtras 1-2]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 105 - Greatness of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]