Bilaspur, Vilāsapura, Vilasapura, Bilāspūr, Vilasa-pura: 5 definitions
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Bilaspur means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Vilāsapura (विलासपुर) is name of an ancient city according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 40. Accordingly, “there dwelt in a city named Vilāsapura, the home of Śiva, a king rightly named Vilāsaśīla”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vilāsapura, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Bilaspur is a location in India that was visited by Swamiji i.e., Swami Satyananda Saraswati as part of his spiritual mission. It is mentioned in a list of various places forming part of the itinerary of Swamiji’s extensive all-India tour conducted over four months, commencing in January 1970. This tour, undertaken with his disciples, involved holding Yoga programs in numerous cities and towns across the country. Thus, Bilaspur represents one of the regions where the seeds of the Bihar School of Yoga were intentionally spread to the local populace through direct teachings and instructions to the local people .
Bilāspūr is an archaeologically important site situated in Bilaspur district (Madhya pradesh, Bombay), known for inscriptions regarding the ancient history of India. For example, at Bilāspūr there is a damaged stone in the compound of the Deputy Commissioner’s Bungalow at Bilāspur, originally from Mahamadpur.
This inscriptions belongs to the Kalachuris of Ratanpur.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vilāsapura (विलासपुर):—[=vi-lāsa-pura] [from vi-lāsa > vi-las] n. Name of a town, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Vilāsapura (विलासपुर):—n. Nomen proprium einer Stadt [Kathāsaritsāgara 40, 42. 98.]
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: Bilasa, Vilas, Pur, Pura, Vilasa.
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