Ananteshvara, Ananteśvara, Ananta-ishvara: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ananteśvara can be transliterated into English as Anantesvara or Ananteshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismAnanteśvara (अनन्तेश्वर) is the name of a Liṅga (symbolical manifestation of Śiva) that is associated with the ṛṣi-tīrtha (a sacred bathing place). It represents the forty-first of the sixty-four siddhaliṅgas mentioned in the Nepalese Tyasaphu (a folding book or leporello). At each of these spots Śiva is manifest as a Liṅga. Each of these liṅgas (e.g., Ananta-īśvara) has its own specific name, mantra, set of rituals and observances, auspicious time etc.
The auspiscious time for bathing near the Ananteśvara-liṅga at the ṛṣi-tīrtha is mentioned as “caitra-kṛṣṇanavamī” (latin: caitra-krishnanavami). This basically represents the recommended day for bathing there (snānadina).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnanteśvara (अनन्तेश्वर):—[from an-anta] etc., names of persons unknown.
[Sanskrit to German]
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, Ananta.
Full-text: Rishitirtha.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Ananteshvara, Ananteśvara, Ananta-ishvara, Ananta-īśvara, Ananta-isvara, Anantesvara; (plurals include: Ananteshvaras, Ananteśvaras, ishvaras, īśvaras, isvaras, Anantesvaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 161 - Greatness of Ananteśvara (Ananta-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 162 - Greatness of Aṣṭakuleśvara (Aṣṭakula-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 61 - The Greatness of Vaiṣṇava Tīrthas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.3.59 < [Chapter 3 - The Lord Manifests His Varāha Form in the House of Murāri and Meets with Nityānanda]
Verse 2.5.111 < [Chapter 5 - Lord Nityānanda’s Vyāsa-pūjā Ceremony and His Darśana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form]
Verse 2.11.96 < [Chapter 11 - The Characteristics of Nityānanda]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 2 - The greatness of Śivaliṅgas < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Teachers and Writers of the Madhva School < [Chapter XXV - Madhva and his School]