Vishvabhuk, Viśvabhuk: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvabhuk can be transliterated into English as Visvabhuk or Vishvabhuk, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Viśvabhuk (विश्वभुक्).—A story about the birth of five Indras, on earth, in the form of Pāṇḍavas, is given in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 196, Stanza 29. Viśvabhuk is one of them. The remaining four were, Bhūtadhāmā, Śibi, Śānti and Tejasvī.
2) Viśvabhuk (विश्वभुक्).—The fourth son of Bṛhaspati. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 219, Stanza 17, that it is this Viśvabhuk, who sits in the stomach of all living things and digests food. This Agni (fire) is particularly worshipped in sacrifices. The Purāṇas say that the river Gomatī is the wife of this Agni (fire).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexViśvabhuk (विश्वभुक्).—Indra of Śukra devas whose cognates are Asuras.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 31. 11; 57. 91 and 102.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismViśvabhuk (विश्वभुक्) is the name of a Tathāgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Viśvabhuk).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXVIII < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXVII - Enumeration of the names of fourteen Manus and of the Devas and Saptarsis < [Agastya Samhita]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 105 - Greatness of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 35 - Sadācāra (Conduct of the Good) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Central Myth (6): Birth of Madhu-Kaiṭabha < [Chapter 3]