Vishnucitta, Viṣṇucitta: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇucitta can be transliterated into English as Visnucitta or Vishnucitta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishnuchitta.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaViṣṇucitta (विष्णुचित्त).—A noble Vaiṣṇavite devotee, who lived in Tamil Nadu. He lived in Villiputtur. It is said that he was the incarnation of Garuḍa. Viṣṇucitta had another name Periyālvār. Āṇḍāl who was famous among the Ālvārs was the daughter of Viṣṇucitta.
Viṣṇucitta sang holy hymns in praise of the beloved god. The hymns of praise he sang are called Pallāṇḍu. He got the name Periyālvār or the foremost of the devotees.
Once at Villiputtur, while he was getting beds ready to plant holy basil, he was attracted by a divine infant. It seemed to Viṣṇucitta that the little girl was lying among the basil plants. He took the child home and named her Godā. It was this Godā who became the famous Āṇḍāl later. Legends say that the birth of Āṇḍāl was in 97 Kali Era. Scholars say that Godā was born in the middle of 7th century. There is another story which mentions that Āṇḍāl was born from a portion of Goddess Earth.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Viṣṇucitta (विष्णुचित्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Kalpasūtravyākhyā. See Rāmāṇḍāra. Prameyasaṃgraha. Viṣṇupurāṇaṭīkā. Saṃnyāsavidhi. See Viṣṇutīrtha.
2) Viṣṇucitta (विष्णुचित्त):—Prameyasaṃgraha. Saṃgatimālā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇucitta (विष्णुचित्त):—[=viṣṇu-citta] [from viṣṇu] m. Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
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: Vishnu, Citta.
Starts with: Vishnucittar.
Full-text: Prameyasamgraha, Vishnucittar, Vishnucittiya, Ramandar, Vintucittan, Samgatimala, Vittucittar, Samnyasavidhi, Ramandara, Vishnu Purana.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 5.6 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Katal-nalam ceytenum)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Life of Vallabha (1481-1533) < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 20 - Kastūrī Raṅgācārya < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 5 - The Influence of the Āḻvārs on the followers of Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Part 1 - The Chronology of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
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