Arvavasu, Arvāvasu, Arvan-vasu: 6 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaArvāvasu (अर्वावसु).—An ancient Ascetic who had been a luminary in the Durbar hall of King Yudhiṣṭhira. There is a story in the Mahābhārata showing the merits of penance of Arvāvasu. This story was told by the hermit Lomaśa to the Pāṇḍavas, when they arrived at the holy bath Madhugilasamaṅga, during their exile in the forest. "Long ago two ascetics Raibhya and Bharadvāja had built their hermitages and lived here. A son named Yavakrīta was born to Bharadvāja. To Raibhya, two sons called Arvāvasu and Parāvasu were born. Raibhya and his sons were learned men. Bharadvāja and Yavakrīta became ascetics. Yavakrīta started doing penance with a view to get the boon of learning coming to him automatically without getting it directly from Brahmins. When his penance became severe Indra appeared and told him that the boon he asked for was an impossibility and tried to dissuade him from his attempt. Yavakrīta was not willing to give up penance. Later Indra came in the guise of a Brahmin to the Banks of the Ganges and began to build a dam with sand particles. Yavakrīta said that it was an impossible task. Indra said that the desire of Yavakrīta also was as impossible as that. Still Yavakrīta did not show any intention of drawing back. Finally Indra granted him the boon.
Yavakrīta returned to the hermitage. Full of arrogance he hankered after the daughter-in-law of Raibhya. Raibhya plucked a tuft of hair from his head and put it as oblation in fire and created a giant who killed Yavakrīta. Bharadvāja felt sad and cursed Raibhya that he would be killed by his son. Then with Yavakrīta he jumped into the fire and died. (See full article at Story of Arvāvasu from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexArvāvasu (अर्वावसु).—One of the seven important rays of the sun; yoni of Bṛhaspati.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 24. 67; Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 45. 49.
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArvāvasu (अर्वावसु).—Name of the Hotṛ of the Gods (devānāṃ hotā).
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Arvavasu (अर्ववसु).—one of the principal seven rays of the Sun.
Derivable forms: arvavasuḥ (अर्ववसुः).
Arvavasu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms arvan and vasu (वसु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Arvāvasu (अर्वावसु):—[=arvā-vasu] m. Name of a Hotṛ or Brahman of the gods, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Raibhya, [Mahābhārata etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Arvan, Arva, Vasu.
Ends with: Sarvavasu.
Full-text: Arvagvasu, Paravasu, Arva, Brihaddyumna, Rahasyaveda, Yavakrita, Raibhya, Kakshivan, Bharadvaja.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXXVIII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section CCVIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section IV < [Sabhakriya Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - The Glory of Dhanuṣkoṭi: Parāvasu Liberated < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 1 < [First Kāṇḍa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 2 - Purāṇic Sūrya, the Atmospheric Deity < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Part 10 - Growth of the Purāṇic Texts for Propitiating the Sun-god < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]