Brahmavaivarta, Brahman-vaivarta: 6 definitions
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Brahmavaivarta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmavaivarta (ब्रह्मवैवर्त).—Name of one of the eighteen Purāṇas
Derivable forms: brahmavaivartam (ब्रह्मवैवर्तम्).
Brahmavaivarta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and vaivarta (वैवर्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavaivarta (ब्रह्मवैवर्त).—[neuter] T. of a Purāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmavaivarta (ब्रह्मवैवर्त):—[=brahma-vaivarta] [from brahma > brahman] n. ‘metamorphoses of Brahmā’ (who is identified with Kṛṣṇa), Name of a Purāṇa (one of the most modern of the 18, containing prayers and invocations addressed to Kṛṣṇa with narratives about his loves for the Gopīs and Rādhā etc.), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Pañcarātra] ([Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 514 etc.])
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBrahmavaivarta (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೈವರ್ತ):—[noun] one of the most modern of the 18 Purāṇas, consisting prayers and invocations addressed to Křṣṇa).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vaivarta, Brahman, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmavaivartaka, Brahmavaivartapurana, Brahmavaivartarahasya, Brahmavaivartasara.
Ends with: Laghubrahmavaivarta.
Full-text (+22): Laghubrahmavaivarta, Brahmavaivartarahasya, Brahmavaivartasara, Piramavaivarttam, Brahmavaivartapurana, Satidehatyaga, Pirama-vaivarttapuranam, Purana, Brahmavaivartaka, Prakritikhanda, Brahmavaraha, Rayana, Pitasumatisamvada, Shankarakavaca, Dvarakarambha, Ahammati, Kashimahatmyakhanda, Muktikshetramahatmya, Sarvasvin, Nirlipta.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
10. The Brahma-vaivartta Purāṇa < [Preface]
The Fifth Book < [Preface]
Classification of the Purāṇas < [Preface]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Types of Evidences according to Śrī Madhvācārya < [Chapter 1.5 - Back to Home Village]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Subject matter of the Purāṇas < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Purāṇas]
Classification of the Purāṇas < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Purāṇas]
Date of the Purāṇas < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Purāṇas]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.6.21 < [Chapter 6 - The Glories of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu]
Verse 2.19.146 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
Verse 2.1.340 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
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