Anantakanana, Anantakānana, Ananta-kanana: 1 definition

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Anantakanana means something in the history of ancient India. 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.

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Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Anantakānana (अनन्तकानन) refers to the “Ananta forest”, according to the Padmanābhodaya: a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple.—In this text, too, as we see in the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, we find in its first paddhati, the sage Divākara worshipping Viṣṇu in Dvāraka (Kuśasthalī I.17) and the Lord appearing before him as a boy. [...] When he is pushed by the sage with his left hand while moving away from the sage, the boy tells the sage that he would see him again in the forest named Ananta (kānane anantasaṃjñe).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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