Vidyavrata, Vidyāvrata, Vidya-vrata: 5 definitions
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Vidyavrata 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVidyāvrata (विद्याव्रत) refers to the “vow of knowledge”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] Indeed the initiate, of whatever kind, should be free of thought, that is, worldly distractions, when engaged in any spiritual discipline. This should be the condition of the Yogi who, observing the Vow of Knowledge (vidyāvrata), repeats with one-pointed attention the Vidyā on his pilgrimage, or who is engaged at night in union with the Yoginīs he meets there. The heroes who fall in battle during an eclipse, dying without a thought, gain great spiritual fruit. Even though they are external, rituals performed with a thought-free mind, lead to the supreme state. [...]
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsVidyāvrata (विद्याव्रत) refers to a type of “observance” (vrata), according to the 9th-century Sarvajñānottaratantra chapter 18.—Accordingly, “Next, I shall teach the best observance among observances, which is known as the Śiva-vrata and which is revered by Asuras and Gods alike. [...] Next, I shall teach the characteristics of a temple of Śiva, as well as [how to perform] the installation of the liṅga, in which the universe is [itself] ‘installed’. All the gods, beginning with Brahmā, reside in the Liṅga; therefore a Yogin who venerates his guru, God and the fire and who has performed (cīrṇa) his vidyāvrata should install the liṅga, following the procedure taught in scripture. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVidyāvrata (विद्याव्रत) refers to the “preliminary observances for mantras”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise which deals absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—[...] The ritual system of Śaivism was superfluous for the Rājayogin, and the Amanaska is silent on matters of initiation, preliminary observances for mantras (vidyāvrata), daily rites and the like. On the whole, one may conclude that the Rājayogin was probably indifferent to Vedic and Tantric ritual.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vidyāvrata (विद्याव्रत):—[=vidyā-vrata] [from vidyā > vid] n. a [particular] religious observance, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([probably]) a kind of magician, [Buddhist literature]
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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: Vrata, Vidya.
Starts with: Vidyavratadhara, Vidyavrataka, Vidyavratasnata, Vidyavratasnataka.
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Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
The Samāvartana or Convocation Ceremony < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.8 (b). Expiatory Rites in Prāyaścittasamuccaya < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]