Shraddhadevi, Śraddhādevī, Shraddha-Devi, Śrāddhadevī: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Śraddhādevī and Śrāddhadevī can be transliterated into English as Sraddhadevi or Shraddhadevi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚraddhādevī (श्रद्धादेवी).—One of the wives of Vasudeva and mother of Gaveṣavān.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 20.
Śrāddhadevī (श्राद्धदेवी).—One of Vasudeva's wives: mother of Ganeṣa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 184.
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.
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