Caturmurti, Caturmūrti: 5 definitions
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Caturmurti 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturmurti.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyCaturmūrti (चतुर्मूर्ति) is the name of an image (mūrti) once common in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. Caturmūrti refers to Viṣṇu with four faces and four arms and Āyudhapuruṣas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCaturmūrti (चतुर्मूर्ति).—A name of Vighneśvara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 67.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturmūrti (चतुर्मूर्ति).—[adjective] four-shaped or four-faced, [masculine] [Epithet] of [several] gods.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caturmūrti (चतुर्मूर्ति):—[=catur-mūrti] [from catur > catasṛ] mfn. ‘having 4 forms of appearance, four-faced’, in [compound]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Brahmā, [Mahābhārata iii, 13560]
3) [v.s. ...] of Skanda, ix, 2486
4) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 74; Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 17, 16]
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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.
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Partial matches: Murti, Catur.
Starts with: Caturmurtitva.
Full-text: Caturmurtitva, Murtitva, Pingalanatha, Siddhanatha, Murti, Dharma.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.80 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 8.13.12 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 58 - Coronation of the Sun and others (sūryādi-abhiṣeka) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
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