Brahmagiri, Brahma-giri, Brahman-giri: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि) is the name of a Tīrtha (holy places) mentioned in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—As to the origin of the mountain Brahmagiri, the Brahmapurāṇa (74.22-27) states that once when there was no rain coutinuously for twelve years, creation began to perish. At this Brahmā desirous of creation performed a sacrifice on the mountain Devayajana and from that time onwards that holy mountain came to be known as Brahmagiri. According to the Saurapurāṇa on this mountain Brahmagiri, from where the river Godāvarī, the destroyer of all sins, takes its origin, there is Tryaṃbaka-liṅga. Snāna, japa, dāna, yajña at this tīrtha gives eternal reward.
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.
India history and geography
Brahmagiri is one of the places visited by Chaitanya during his pilgrimage in Southern India between April 1510 and January 1512.—Brahma-giri.—There is a Brahmagiri near Sopara (Bom. Gaz. xiv. 315); but that is not the place meant in our text. The reference is to the Brahma mountain, in the ridge joining which to the Trimbak mountain the Kikvi, a larger and more distant branch of the Godavari (than the one issuing at Trimbak) takes its rise. (Bombay Gaz. rvi. 7).
Brahmagiri is an archaeological site located in the Chitradurga district of the state of Karnataka, India. Legend has it that this is the site where sage Gautama Maharishi (also spelt Gauthama Maharshi) and his wife Ahalya lived. He was one among seven noted Hindu saints (Saptharshi mandalam). [...] Excavation has revealed medieval stone temples, pottery, terracota beads and figurines, semiprecious stones and megalithic structures. There have been traces of cultures: Microlithic, Neolithic, Iron Age, Maurya and Chalukya-Hoysala. Amlanandan Ghosh named the microlithic culture as Roppa culture after the Roppa village within which the microlithic trench was located.
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि) refers to an archaeologically important site where was found one of Aśoka’s inscriptions (minor rock edicts).—Accordingly, “[...] in the Survarṇagiri–Hampī region of the central Deccan (known sometimes as the Siddāpur neighbourhood), we find a rather unusual accumulation of Aśoka’s inscriptions on a relatively small territory within the radius of approx. 100 kilometres. [...] Their accumulation in the region is a clear sign of its strategic importance. Aśoka’s minor rock edicts are found at [viz., Brahmagiri (14°49´ N, 76°48´ E), discovered 1892] [...]”.
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
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि).—Name of a mountain.
Derivable forms: brahmagiriḥ (ब्रह्मगिरिः).
Brahmagiri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and giri (गिरि).
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि).—m.
(-riḥ) A mountain. E. brahma and giri a hill; the hill of Brahma.
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—(?): Commentaries on Īśāvāsyopaniṣad, Kṛṣṇopaniṣad, Nirvāṇopaniṣad.
1) Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि):—[=brahma-giri] [from brahma > brahman] m. Name of a mountain, [Kālikā-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (?) of Comms. on various Upaniṣads, [Catalogue(s)]
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि):—[brahma-giri] (riḥ) 2. m. A mountain.
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि):—[(brahman + gi)] m. Nomen proprium eines Berges [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Kalikāpurāṇa 81 ebend.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 1, 34.]
Brahmagiri (ब्रह्मगिरि):—m. Nomen proprium eines Berges.
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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Starts with: Brahmagiriya.
Full-text: Godavari, Brahmagiriya, Isila, Brahmayoni, Kaveri, Tryambakalinga, Tryambaka, Nirvanopanishad, Suvannagiri, Krishnopanishad, Sathuragiri, Alalanatha, Suvarnagiri, Ashoka, Ishopanishad, Ishavasyopanishad.
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 27 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Tryambakeśvara < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 24 - The greatness of Gautama < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 25 - The planned arrangement of Gautama < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chaitanya's Life and Teachings (by Krishna-das Kaviraj)
Roman Egypt to peninsular India (patterns of trade) (by Sunil Gupta)
2.2. Historic Sites in Relation to Arikamedu < [Chapter 5 - Archaeology of Roman Maritime Commerce]
3.3. Andhra Pradesh and Roman sea-trade < [Chapter 5 - Archaeology of Roman Maritime Commerce]
Appendix 1 - Sites in the India yielding Artefacts of Mediterranean Origin and Imitation
Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 4.10 - Description of Tryambakeśvara Liṅga < [Chapter 2: Śaivism in Śaiva Purāṇas of Odisha]
Part 4.2 - Description of Mallikārjuna Liṅga < [Chapter 2: Śaivism in Śaiva Purāṇas of Odisha]
A Cultural Study of Jayasimha II (by Shivaraju)
Part 1 - Buddhism in ancient Karnataka (India) < [Chapter 6 - Religion and education]