Brahmasrishti, Brahmasṛṣṭi, Brahma-srishthi: 3 definitions

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Brahmasrishti 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

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«previous next»] — Brahmasrishti in Pancaratra glossary
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Brahmasṛṣṭi (ब्रह्मसृष्टि) refers to the “creation of Brahmā, etc.”, as discussed in chapter 3 (Jñānapāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [brahmā-ādi-sṛṣṭi-prakāra]: [...] Brahmā’s part in creation is now detailed: Nārāyaṇa, having created the waters [toya] goes to His banyan tree where He lies down with the serpent Ananta. Out of His navel grows a lotus wherefrom Brahmā emerges (1-6a). Brahmā himself then creates some Yogins who refuse to do their part in creation; Brahmā’s reaction to this refusal causes him to knit his eyebrows in anger—from which spot Rudra is born (7b-11). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Brahmasrishti in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

brahmasṛṣṭi (ब्रह्मसृष्टि).—f (S) The creation of Brahma (i. e. the actual universe) in opp. to viśvāmitrasṛṣṭi.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Brahmasrishti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Brahmasṛṣṭi (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸೃಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] that which is created by Brahma (as opp. to Viśvāmitra sṛṣṭi).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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