Ciravasas, Cīravāsas, Cira-vasas: 10 definitions
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Ciravasas 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 Chiravasas.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Cīravāsas (चीरवासस्).—A Kṣatriya King born as a rebirth of an asura Krodhavaśa. (Śloka 61, Chapter 67, Ādi Parva).
2) Cīravāsas (चीरवासस्).—A yakṣa. He stayed in the court of Kubera worshipping him. (Śloka 10, Chapter 10, Sabhā Parva).
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsCīravāsas (चीरवासस्) refers to “one wearing rags”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] [If] one wanders in the cremation-ground at night, with a skull in one’s hand and a Khaṭvāṅga, covered in ashes, that is called the cremation-ground observance. If one dances, sings, laughs and talks madly, with the body smeared in ashes and wearing rags (cīravāsas), this is called the Gaṇavrata. One performs the Clod-of-Earth Observance by being engaged in recitation, feeding on alms, sleeping on the earth, with senses controlled, engaged in meditation and restraint. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCīravāsas (चीरवासस्).—a.
1) clothed in bark; Kumārasambhava 6.92; Manusmṛti 11.12.
2) dressed in rags or tatters. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.
Cīravāsas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cīra and vāsas (वासस्). See also (synonyms): cīraparigraha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīravāsas (चीरवासस्).—mfn.
(-sāḥ-sāḥ-saḥ) Clothed in tatters. E. cīra and vāsas vesture.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīravāsas (चीरवासस्).—I. adj. 1. covered with a cloth made of bark, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 101. 2. covered with rags, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 15, 43.
Cīravāsas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cīra and vāsas (वासस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīravāsas (चीरवासस्).—[adjective] clothed in bark or rags.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cīravāsas (चीरवासस्):—[=cīra-vāsas] [from cīra] mfn. idem, [Manu-smṛti xi, 102 and 106; Mahābhārata xiiietc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [xiii f.]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Yakṣa, [ii, 399]
4) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [i, 2697].
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīravāsas (चीरवासस्):—[cīra-vāsas] (sāḥ-saḥ) a. In rags.
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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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Full-text: Cirin, Ciraparigraha, Cira, Ashadha.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1. Materials for Garments (a): Fibers made out of Barks < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 70 - Index of All Tīrthas (in this Text) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]