Caturanana, Caturānana, Caturānanā, Catur-anana: 13 definitions
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Caturanana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturanana.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraCaturānanā (चतुरानना) refers to “she who is four-faced” and is used to describe the Devīs associated with Tumburu, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]—“[...] The Devīs are white, red, yellow, and black, four-faced (caturānana—caturānanāḥ), four armed, three eyed, and in [their] hands bear golden hatchets, sticks and rosaries. [...] Mounted on a corpse, Jayā devī shines forth [in white]; four-armed, four-faced, three-eyed, red Vijayā holds grass, a bow, a shield and a sword, [while] standing upon an owl, O Devī. [...] [When one] worships and meditates on [the Devīs, as they] stand in the cardinal directions, [the Devīs grant the practitioner] the fruits of siddhi. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationCaturānana (चतुरानन) refers to the “four-faced lord Brahmā”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Jalandhara: “[...] This occurs to my mind, O valiant Jalandhara that there is none more prosperous in the three worlds than Śiva who possesses the most excellent of all ladies. Even the four-faced lord Brahmā (caturānana), immersed in her ocean of beauty, lost his mental steadiness formerly. Who can be compared to such a beautiful lady? [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaturānana (चतुरानन).—a S Four-faced.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaturānana (चतुरानन).—an epithet of Brahmā; इतरतापशतानि यथेच्छया वितर तानि सहे चतुरानन (itaratāpaśatāni yathecchayā vitara tāni sahe caturānana) Udb.
Derivable forms: caturānanaḥ (चतुराननः).
Caturānana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and ānana (आनन). See also (synonyms): caturmukha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturānana (चतुरानन).—m.
(-naḥ) A name of Brahma. E. catura four, and ānana face; four-faced.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturānana (चतुरानन).—adj. having four faces, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 1, 30. Daśānana, i. e.
Caturānana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and ānana (आनन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturānana (चतुरानन).—[adjective] four-faced, [Epithet] of Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturānana (चतुरानन):—[=catur-ānana] [from catur > catasṛ] m. ‘four-faced’, Brahmā, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā vci, 16; Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 1, 30; Kathāsaritsāgara xxiv.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturānana (चतुरानन):—[caturā-nana] (naḥ) 1. m. Brahmā.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Caturānana (चतुरानन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Caurāṇaṇa.
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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 corpusCaturānana (ಚತುರಾನನ):—
1) [noun] Brahma, the Creator of the universe, who is conceived as having four faces.
2) [noun] a man characterised by cleverness and wit.
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: Anana, Catura, Nana, Catur.
Starts with: Caturanana-vadana.
Full-text: Caturasya, Cauranana, Caturanana-vadana, Caturmukha, Thyagaraja, Anaṇa, Tapa, Itara, Hamsasya.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.2.55-56 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Verse 2.4.38 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 11.15 < [Chapter 11 - Vishvarupa-darshana-yoga]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 18 - The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)