Anangavati, Anaṅgavatī: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAnaṅgavatī (अनङ्गवती).—The courtesan who observed the vibhūtidvādaśī-vrata and became Prītī, the co-wife with Rati, to the Lord of Love in her next birth.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 100. 18 & 32.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Anaṅgavatī (अनङ्गवती) is the wife of king Samara from Vīrapura, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 52. Accordingly, as Cāmuṇḍā said to Jīvadatta: “... there is a city on the Himālayas named Vīrapura, and in it there dwells a sovereign of the Vidyādharas named Samara. He had a daughter, named Anaṅgaprabhā, born to him by his Queen Anaṅgavatī”.
2) Anaṅgavatī (अनङ्गवती) is the wife of Kandarpa from Pāṭaliputra, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 123. Accordingly, as the people from Pāṭaliputra rumoured among each other: “... Lo! the virtuous Anaṅgavatī, wife of the Brāhman Kandarpa, who, after her husband had gone somewhere or other, lived a long time in hope of reunion with him, not having recovered him, has now gone out in despair to enter the fire, followed by her weeping father-in-law and mother-in-law”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Anaṅgavatī, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
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Full-text: Anangaprabha, Priti, Samara, Virapura, Kama.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 39 - Kedāreśvara Liṅga (Kedāra-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 20 - The rules of ablution < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)