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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Divyāvayava (दिव्यावयव) refers to a “lustrous zone”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada the birth of Menā’s daughter:—“[...] At the end of twenty-seven years, Umā the beloved of Śiva, the mother of the world and identical with the universe became highly delighted. The goddess Śivā, delighted by her good devotion appeared in front of Menā in order to bless her. Appearing to her in a form of divine limbs through a lustrous zone [i.e., tejomaṇḍala], she smilingly said to Menā. [...]”.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Tejomaṇḍala (तेजोमण्डल) refers to one of the Pañcabhūtamaṇḍala or “five bhūta-maṇḍalas describing the forms of Garuḍa”, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—Accordingly, text text dictates that a Garuḍa-upāsaka, the aspirant, must meditate on Garuḍa of the following form—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā describes the different forms of Garuḍa in the five bhūta-maṇḍalas on which the aspirant has to meditate upon to cure the snake-bite victim from the poison which could have killed him. Garuḍa as Agni, the lord of fire, is seated in the tryaśra with svastika mark. In the Tejomaṇḍala, Garuḍa is meditated upon as one with tremendous speed and with the effulgence of the fire at the time of dissolution, clad in yellow and donninga a crown of different gems, his hands adorned with the conch and the tarjanīmudrā, adept in arresting poison.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tejomaṇḍala (तेजोमण्डल).—a halo of light; सर्वा एतस्मिंस्तेजोमण्डल एकीभवन्ति (sarvā etasmiṃstejomaṇḍala ekībhavanti) Praśna. Up.4.2.

Derivable forms: tejomaṇḍalam (तेजोमण्डलम्).

Tejomaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tejas and maṇḍala (मण्डल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tejomaṇḍala (तेजोमण्डल):—[=tejo-maṇḍala] [from tejo > teja] n. a disk or halo of light, [Praśna-upaniṣad iv, 2.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Tejomandala in German

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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: Tejas, Tejo, Mandala.

Full-text: Mahajava, Citraratna, Hemabha, Kalagni, Ratnamukuta, Hemabhambhara, Mahajavayuta, Pancabhuta, Bhutamandala, Pancabhutamandala, Tejamandala.

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