Badavamukha, Baḍavāmukha: 4 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBaḍavāmukha (बडवामुख) or Vaḍavāmukha refers to the “blazing submarine fire”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.22. Accordingly as Sitā said to Śiva:—“[...] the most unbearable season of the advent of clouds (ghanāgama or jaladāgama) has arrived with clusters of clouds of diverse hues, and their music reverberating in the sky and the various quarters. [...] During the close of the nights the circle of lightning appears like the blazing submarine fire [viz., baḍavāmukha] in the ocean”.
Note: Baḍavāmukha (Vaḍavāmukha) variously called Baḍavānala, Aurva etc. is a submarine fire, represented as a flame with a horse’s head. According to Paurāṇic Mythology it devours all things including the Gods, Asuras, and Rākṣasas at the dissolution of the Universe.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaḍavāmukha (बडवामुख).—m.
(-khaḥ) Submarine fire: see baḍavānala. n.
(-laṃ) The infernal regions. E. vaḍabā a mare, and mukha head, principal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaḍavāmukha (बडवामुख).—m. submarine fire.
Baḍavāmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms baḍavā and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaḍavāmukha (बडवामुख):—[baḍavā-mukha] (khaḥ) 1. m. Submarine fire. n. Infernal regions.
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: Badava, Mukha.
Full-text: Vadavamukha, Aurva.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Annihilation by Twelve Suns < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 16 - Eulogy of Śiva by Brahmā < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 22 - The dalliance of Śivā and Śiva on the Himālayas < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)