Kalashayana, Kālaśayana, Kala-shayana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Kālaśayana can be transliterated into English as Kalasayana or Kalashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Puranas)Kālaśayana (कालशयन) refers to “(Viṣṇu’s) sleep between Yugas”, according to the Yogatārāvalī.—In the Amanaska, the term yoganidrā is a synonym for the no-mind state. [...] In contrast to the paucity of its occurrences in Yoga texts, yoganidrā is well attested in epic, Tantric and Pauranic literature that predates the Amanaska. In the Mahābhārata (1.19.13), yoganidrā refers to Viṣṇu’s sleep between Yugas (kālaśayana) and this meaning is found in later Bhāgavata works (e.g., Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1.3.2; Viṣṇumahāpurāṇa 6.4.6; Jayākhasaṃhitā 2.45; etc.).
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.
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