Bhavabhaya, Bhava-bhaya: 4 definitions
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Bhavabhaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Bhavabhaya (भवभय) refers to the “fear of phenomenal existence”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “ The sacred seat Jāla is the Unmanifest. It is well placed in the southern quarter. [...] The sacred seat (i.e. maṭha?) Ūṣma, very fierce, is pure in heaven and on the earth. The gesture is Vikārālyā, which removes the fear of phenomenal existence [i.e., bhavabhaya-haraṇī]. Conjoined with the (secret) language and the Choma, this is the unstruck sound of Jālāvvā. Well known as the Vidyā, the three worlds bow to it. Accomplished, divine, with six faces, giving supreme bliss, the guardian of the field is called ‘Jaya’. I praise the sacred seat Jāla, revered by the gods, which is divided into sixteen divisions”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
bhavabhaya (भवभय).—n (S) The dread of another birth or further migration. Ex. jyācē nāṃvācēṃ saṅkīrttana || karī bhavabhayāsīṃ nikṛntana ||.
bhavabhaya (भवभय).—n The dread of another birth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Nepali dictionary
Bhavabhaya (भवभय):—n. worldly fear; fear of worldly disease, death, crisis, etc.;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhaya, Bhava.
Full-text: Bhavabhay, Pradhvamsin.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Bhavabhaya, Bhava-bhaya; (plurals include: Bhavabhayas, bhayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 29 < [Volume 14 (1904)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 374 < [Volume 18 (1915)]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Verse 38.1 < [Anuccheda 38]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 686 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.178 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
A Conceptual Study of Aging w.s.r. to Jara”: An Ayurvedic Insight < [Vol. 5 No. 3: March (2022)]