Yaksheshvara, Yakṣeśvara, Yaksha-ishvara: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Yakṣeśvara can be transliterated into English as Yaksesvara or Yaksheshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaYakṣeśvara (यक्षेश्वर).—An incarnation of Śiva. The devas were puffed with pride when they secured Amṛta by churning the ocean of milk. In order to allay their pride, Śiva took birth as Yakṣeśvara.
One day he put a blade of grass on the ground before them and asked them to take it up. Although the Devas tried their best, they were not able even to move it. It was only then that they became convinced of their own incapacity. (Śiva Purāṇa, Śatarudra Saṃhitā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexYakṣeśvara (यक्षेश्वर).—Is Kubera (s.v.);1 a follower of Śiva in battle; helped Vāmadeva Śiva in his war with Soma.2
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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyYakṣeśvara (यक्षेश्वर) is the name of the Yakṣa accompanying Abhinandana: the fourth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—The fourth Tīrthaṅkara (Janism recognizes 24 such teachers or Siddhas). He is also known as Abhinandananātha. His colour is gold (kāñcana), according to Aparājitapṛcchā (221.5-7). His height is 350 dhanuṣa (a single dhanuṣa (or, ‘bow’) equals 6 ft), thus, roughly corresponding to 640 meters. His emblem, or symbol, is a Monkey.
Yakṣeśvara belongs, as an attendant spirit, to Abhinandana. He is characterised by the symbol of an elephant, the ascription thereof is common to divergent books. The attributes held by the spirit are not regular. Sectarian canons vary in this respect. According to the Śvetāmbara view the Yakṣa holds in his right hands—a citrus, a rosary, and in his left hand, a mongoose and a goad. According to the other view, he has a bow, shield (Khetaka) and a sword.
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraYakṣeśvara (यक्षेश्वर) is the name of the Yakṣa (i.e., Śāsanadevatā) associated with Abhinandana, according to chapter 3.2 [abhinandana-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “In this congregation arose Yakṣeśvara, dark, with an elephant for a vehicle, his two right hands holding a citron and a rosary, his two left hands carrying an ichneumon and a goad, a messenger-deity always near the Lord. likewise Kālikā appeared, dark-colored, seated on a lotus, one right hand in varada-position and one holding a noose, her two left hands holding a snake and a goad, a messenger-deity always in attendance on the Lord.”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣeśvara (यक्षेश्वर).—[masculine] = yakṣapati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yakṣeśvara (यक्षेश्वर):—[from yakṣa > yakṣ] m. a king of the Y°s [Meghadūta]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kubera, [Hitopadeśa]
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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: Yaksha, Ishvara.
Starts with: Yaksheshvaramedhiya.
Full-text: Yaksheshvaramedhiya, Yakshesha, Kalika.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
20. Śiva’s incarnation as Yakṣeśvara < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 16 - Śiva’s Incarnation as Yakṣeśvara < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 16: Abhinandana’s messenger-deities (śāsanadevatās) < [Chapter II - Abhinandanacaritra]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
The twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras and their Yakṣas and Yakṣiṇīs < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Inscriptions outside of Udayagiri and Khandagiri Hills < [Chapter 7]
Iconography of Jain Gods and Goddess < [Chapter 6]