Blue lotus: 2 definitions
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Blue lotus means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)1) The Blue lotus is denoted by the Sanskrit term Nīlotpala, and represents a particular shade of the blue color, created through the principles of the ancient Indian tradition of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, five colours are regarded as the primary ones. Mixing of colours is a great technique used by the artists to make numerous shades of colours. Many shades of a particular colour also can be created by increasing or decreasing the quantity of the white part in the mixture. [...] The colour of the blue lotus (nīlotpala) and bean (māṣa) can be created when blue is amalgamated with light whitish yellow in more, less or in equal.
2) The Blue Lotus is denoted by the Sanskrit term Utpala, which follows specific guidelines of ancient Indian Painting (citra).—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also, different kinds of eyes and their particular shapes are elaborately discussed in the context of Painting. The third variety of the eye should be in the shape of utpala-patra i.e., petals of blue lotus and its measurement should be six yavas. The eyes of nirvikāra i.e., immutable person should be in the shape of the petals of blue lotus. The eyes in the shape of the petals of blue lotus are more charming when the corners of the eyes are shown as red in colour and when these are adorned with long eyelashes and black pupils.
3) The Blue Lotus in iconography is associated with Dhūmorṇā, the wife of Yama.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the image of Yama should be made along with his wife Dhūmorṇā. The skin tone of Dhūmorṇā is like the colour of blue lotus and she sits on the left lap of her husband. Thus it is clear that the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa offers a great field of knowledge regarding the nuances of Indian art of Image making [e.g., the blue lotus] during 10th–11th century A.D.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Blue lotus in English is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea nouchali in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Castalia scutifolia Salisb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Naturae (1821)
· Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. RhodesiaKongo-Exped. 1911–1912 (1911)
· Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (1802)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1908)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Blue lotus of egypt.
Full-text (+370): Nilotpala, Utpala, Indivara, Asitotpala, Pushpamanjarika, Indivarini, Nilambujanman, Vishapushpa, Kandota, Nilabja, Rajiva, Kandottha, Nilakamala, Raktasankocaka, Mridutpala, Indiravara, Nilapatra, Anushna, Lasanmala, Karnapura.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.2.4 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 4.19.52 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 4.19.53 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXV < [Asramavasa Parva]
Section CLXXXVI < [Swayamvara Parva]
Section LXXII < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 23 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Text 14 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Text 19 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.70 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 11.33 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 10.26 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Pārśva’s childhood < [Chapter III - Birth, youth, initiation, and omniscience of Śrī Pārśva]
Part 5: Life as Cakravartin < [Chapter VI - Śrī Maghavacakravarticaritra]
Part 12: The seasons < [Chapter VII - Sanatkumāracakricaritra]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 81 - The holy rite for the release of Paśus (paśupāśa-vimocana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 54 - Worship with Triyambaka mantra < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 52 - Geography of the World (bhuvanakośa) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]