Bhanavi, Bhānavī: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Bhanavi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhānavī (भानवी).—A river. Śri Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa on their way to the forests from Citrakūṭa crossed this river, Bhānavī. (Sarga 52, Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramBhānavī (भानवी) refers to the “energy of the twelve suns”.—[...] The goddess is twelve-fold as are the twelve suns in the yearly cycle, a view known to Abhinavagupta who also refers to it in his presentation of the Twelve Kālīs. [...] [According to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya]—The cycle of Kālīs are aspects of the one Bhānavī Kālī—the Kālī of the Sun of Kula, the Light of Consciousness, with twelve rays. Kālī manifests Time. Inwardly, she is the inner pulse of inebriation (ghūrmi), the supreme and inexplicable (anākhya) vibration (spanda). As such, she is Bhānavī, the energy of the twelve suns that externally mark its passage, month by month, through the year. She is the Sun within the physical sun who illumines the universe with the rays of her light. It shines within the firepit of the Void as the essential nature of all things in harmony with the rhythm of the Sun of Consciousness. It is the Kālī of the Light of the Twelve Suns. She is the transcendental Void who devours the Void of phenomenal existence. This is the sequence of the destruction of destruction.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhānavī (भानवी):—[from bhānava > bhā] f. a kind of pace, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhānavi (ಭಾನವಿ):—[noun] = ಭಾನವ [bhanava]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhanavia, Bhanavikrama, Bhanaviya.
Ends with: Svarbhanavi, Varshabhanavi.
Full-text: Svarbhanavi, Varshabhanavi, Bhavani.
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Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 19 - The Āmnāyas (traditions), Continued < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Śrī Śrī Rādhikā Aṣṭottara-Śata-Nāma-Stotraṃ (by Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmi)