Kameshvara, Kāmeśvara, Kama-ishvara: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kāmeśvara can be transliterated into English as Kamesvara or Kameshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKāmeśvara (कामेश्वर).—Married by Lalitā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 14. 21; 15. 12; 27. 67; 36. 4.
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) or Kāmeśvaraliṅga the name of a Tīrtha (holy places) situated at Vārāṇasī, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Vārāṇasī has remained a place dear to Śiva. It is supposed to be a place of mokṣa for all living creatures. There are many sacred places and innumerable liṅgas which are even unknown to Brahmā, so says the Saurapurāṇa. [...] Kāmeśvara is a unique siddhaliṅga in Vārāṇasī. Sage Durvāsas is reported to have attained different kinds of perfection by worshiping Śiva at Kāmeśvara. In the southern direction there is the kāmakuṇḍa. A bath at the kuṇḍa and visit to Kāmeśvara-liṅga takes away all sins.
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: ManthanabhairavatantramKāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) refers to one of the male servants associated with Jālandhara, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Nine of the twelve female servants (three in each of the first four seats), are low-caste women who we find, in other contexts, embody the Mothers (mātṛkā). The maids (cellakā) are Yoginīs and the servants their male counterparts [i.e., Kāmeśvara]. These replace the spiritual ‘sons’ and ‘daughters’ the goddess generates and the guardians she appoints in the sacred seats listed in the ‘Kubjikāmatatantra’.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāmeśvara (कामेश्वर).—
1) an epithet of Kubera;
2) the Supreme soul.
3) a person possessing all wealth. अपास्य कामा- न्कामेशो वसेत्तत्राविचारयन् (apāsya kāmā- nkāmeśo vasettatrāvicārayan) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.287.56.
Derivable forms: kāmeśvaraḥ (कामेश्वरः).
Kāmeśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): kāmeśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmeśvara (कामेश्वर).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Kubera.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Narendra: Āyurvedasiddhāntasambodhinī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर):—[from kāma] m. Name of Kubera, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]
2) [from kāma] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [Skanda-purāṇa]
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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: Ishvara, Kama.
Starts with: Kameshvaralinga, Kameshvaramodaka, Kameshvarapancanga, Kameshvararasa, Kameshvaratantra, Kameshvaratantre, Kameshvaratirtha.
Ends with: Madanakameshvara, Tirukameshvara.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Kameshvara, Kama-ishvara, Kāma-īśvara, Kama-isvara, Kāmeśvara, Kamesvara; (plurals include: Kameshvaras, ishvaras, īśvaras, isvaras, Kāmeśvaras, Kamesvaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - The Greatness of Kāmeśvara (kāma-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 67 - Greatness of Kāmeśvara (Kāma-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 96 - Greatness of Kāmeśvara (Kāma-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - Manifestation of Kāmeśvara
Chapter 15 - Festivities in honour of the marriage of Lalitā with Kāmeśvara
Chapter 31 - Manifestation of Seven Chambers and the daughters of Mātaṅga
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 2 - The greatness of Śivaliṅgas < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Śaṅkarācārya Worships the Goddess < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
The Smārta-Śaiva community of South India (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
Śrīvidyā and society in Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita’s Saubhāgyacandrātapa < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
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