Kamalalaya, Kamalālaya, Kamalālayā, Kamala-alaya: 5 definitions
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Kamalalaya 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kamalālaya (कमलालय).—A tīrtha sacred to Kamalā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 32.
1b) An attribute of Śrī.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 8. 22.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKamalālayā (कमलालया).—an epithet of Lakṣmī; Mu.2.
Kamalālayā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kamala and ālayā (आलया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kamalālaya (कमलालय):—[from kamala > kam] m. Name of a country, [Matsya-purāṇa]
2) Kamalālayā (कमलालया):—[from kamalālaya > kamala > kam] f. ‘abiding in a lotus’, Name of Lakṣmi, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Alaya, Kamala.
Starts with: Kamalalayam, Kamalalayamahatmya.
Full-text: Kamala, Kamalalayam, Marai-nanacampantar.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Kamalalaya, Kamalālaya, Kamalālayā, Kamala-alaya, Kamala-ālayā; (plurals include: Kamalalayas, Kamalālayas, Kamalālayās, alayas, ālayās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.16.24 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Preparations for the Marriage of Padmālayā (Padmāvatī) < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 19 - The Lord Manifests Himself as Wooden Idol < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 34 - The Glory of Dhanuṣkoṭi: Sumati’s Liberation from Great Sins < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
One hundred and eight (108) names of Sāvitrī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 229 - A Description of Viṣṇu’s Vyūhas < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 38 - The Vows and the Sacred Places of the Devī < [Book 7]
Chapter 30 - On the birth of Gaurī, the seats of the Deity, and the distraction of Śiva < [Book 7]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tiruvarur < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]