Amriteshvara, Amṛteśvara, Amrita-ishvara: 6 definitions
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Amriteshvara 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.
The Sanskrit term Amṛteśvara can be transliterated into English as Amrtesvara or Amriteshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर) and Bhadrakālī refers to the pair of God and Goddess appearing in the nineteenth Kalpa (aeon), according to the Kularatnoddyota (chapter 9).—Accordingly: “O Supreme Goddess, in the nineteenth (aeon you will be born) as Dakṣa’s daughter with the name Bhadrakālī, O beloved, accompanied by Bhava. Due to Dakṣa’s insult, (you) gave up the body generated at that time and having done so (became) the energy called the New Moon present in the midst of the Moon, Sun, and Fire. O goddess, (in this state) you will be the one who nourishes in the three worlds. O goddess, conjoined with Amṛteśvara, (your) form fashioned by the energies (of the Moon), bestows supreme bliss, nectar and lordship. [...]”.
2) Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Kāmākhya (corresponding to the eastern face of Bhairava), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Krodhīśa, Candragarbha, Kuṇṭīśa, Amṛteśvara, Tumburubhairaveśa, Somānanda, Tridaṇḍīśa, Ardhanārīśa.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर) or Amṛteśvaravaṭikā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Amṛteśvara-vaṭikā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—amṛteśvaravaṭikāvidhānam.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: amṛteśvaraḥ (अमृतेश्वरः).
Amṛteśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): amṛteśa.
1) Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर):—[from a-mṛta > a-mūla] m. = amṛtesa q.v., [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a medicament, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर):—(a + īśvara) m. = amṛteśa [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 463.]
Amṛteśvara (अमृतेश्वर):—m. —
1) Beiname Śiva's. liṅga n. —
2) eine best. Arzenei [Bhāvaprakāśa 4,73.]
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: Ishvara, Amrita.
Starts with: Amriteshvaralinga, Amriteshvaravatika.
Full-text: Amriteshvaravatika, Amritesha, Ardhanarisha, Kuntisha, Tumburubhairavesha, Krodhisha, Tridandisha, Calendrical worship, Lakshmidharabhatta, Kalakalita, Somananda, Candragarbha, Pudgalatma, Soma, Bhadrakali.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 94 - Manifestation of Amṛteśa and Other Liṅgas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
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Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
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Bhagavad-gita Mahatmya (by N.A. Deshpande)
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
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