Devadeva, Deva-deva: 23 definitions

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In Hinduism
In Jainism
1. General definition
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1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Devadeva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu Iconograpy

Devadeva (देवदेव):—Eighth of the eleven emanations of Rudra (ekādaśa-rudra), according to the Aṃśumadbhedāgama and the Śilparatna. The images of this aspects of Śiva should have three eyes, four arms, jaṭāmakuṭas and be of white colour. It should be draped also in white clothes and be standing erect (samabhaṅga) on a padmapīṭha. It should be adorned with all ornaments and with garlands composed of all flowers and it should keep their front right hand in the abhaya and the front left hand in the varada poses, while it should carry in the back right hand the paraśu and in the back left hand the mṛga.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Devadeva (देवदेव) refers to the “lord of Devas”, and is used as an epithet of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.19. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] then Viṣṇu stood up. Approaching Śiva with palms joined in reverence [viz., kṛtāñjali] and accompanied by Lakṣmī, the Garuḍa-vehicled God Viṣṇu spoke thus: ‘O great lord, O ocean of mercy, lord of Devas [viz., Devadeva], O dear one, you are the father and Satī is the mother of the world’”.

2) Devadeva is also used as an epithet for Viṣṇu, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.36. Accordingly, as the Sages prayed to Viṣṇu:—“[...] O lord of Lakṣmī, lord of Devas (devadeva), O great lord, lord of everyone, save the sacrifice of Dakṣa. Undoubtedly you are the sacrifice, the performer of sacrifice, the sacrifice embodied, ancillary to sacrifice and the protector of sacrifice. Please save, save the sacrifice. There is none else than you to protect it”.

Source: Sacred Texts: The Vishnu Purana

Devadeva:—Mentioned as one of the sons of Visvāmitra in the Legend of Paraśurāma (book IV of the Viṣṇu-purāṇa)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Devadeva (देवदेव).—See Maheśvara.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 257.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Devadeva (देवदेव) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.15, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Devadeva) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Devadeva (देवदेव) refers to “god of gods”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Devadeva (देवदेव) refers to the “God of gods”, according to the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya verse 1.116-125.—Accordingly, “[...] The gods, beginning with Brahmā, also proceed along the Laukikamārga. The God of gods (devadeva), Virūpākṣa, who is established in the Lokottaramārga, proceeds beyond [the institutes of] sacrifice, giving and asceticism. But those sages who are on that path, delighting in the knowledge of the self, also proceed along the Lokottaramārga, abandoning their bodies. [...]”.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Devadeva (देवदेव) refers to the “God of the gods”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The Great Mata is above all Tantric practice. It is the Śāmbhava tradition that has come down through the series of teachers. It has come from the invisible (unmanifest) form and gives success in the Age of Strife. O god, it gives worldly benefit and liberation and is sealed in the First Seat. It is the venerable Ciñciṇīkula present in the venerable Kadamba Cave, established (there) by the God of the gods (devadeva) in accord with the Rule”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Devadeva:—Mentioned as one of the forty-nine Maruts (see Nīlamata-purāṇa 640-645).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Devadeva (देवदेव) refers to the “gods of gods” (i.e. the Tīrthaṅkaras), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Capable soul, for purification of the mind, you must hold strongly in the mind the reflections which are established by the gods of gods (devadeva) (i.e. the Tīrthaṅkaras) in the great scripture of the [Jain] canon”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

devadeva : (m.) the god of gods.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Devadeva refers to: “the god of gods, ” Ep. of the Buddha (cp. devâtideva) Th.1, 533, 1278 (of Kappāyana); DhsA.1; PvA.140;

Note: devadeva is a Pali compound consisting of the words deva and deva.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dēvadēva (देवदेव).—m (dēva by redup.) Religious offices or exercises; a course of devotion and piety. Ex. ātāṃ mī saṃsāra sōḍatōṃ va dē0 ārambhitōṃ or karatōṃ. 2 God of gods. A title of viṣṇu. Ex. nē gōkuḷāsī maja yē ritī dē0. dē0 karaṇēṃ To pray earnestly for: also to toil and strive hard after.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dēvadēva (देवदेव).—m Religious offices or exercises; a course of devotion and piety. dē?B karaṇēṃ. To pray earnestly for; also to toil and strive hard after. To take to pietism, to turn to religion, to be punctilious in performing all religi- ous rites.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Devadeva (देवदेव).—

1) an epithet of Brahman; Rām.1.43.1.

2) of Śiva; अयाचितारं न हि देवदेवमद्रिः सुतां ग्राहयितुं शशाक (ayācitāraṃ na hi devadevamadriḥ sutāṃ grāhayituṃ śaśāka) Kumārasambhava 1.52.

3) of Viṣṇu; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.15.

4) of Gaṇeśa; दृष्टप्रभावो वरदो देवदेवो विनायकः (dṛṣṭaprabhāvo varado devadevo vināyakaḥ) Kathāsaritsāgara 2.55.

Derivable forms: devadevaḥ (देवदेवः).

Devadeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and deva (देव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devadeva (देवदेव).—m.

(-vaḥ) 1. A name of Bramha. 2. A name of Siva. E. deva god, repeated; god of gods.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devadeva (देवदेव).—m. the god of the gods, Mahābhārata 1, 1628; = Śiva, Chr. 50, 5.

Devadeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and deva (देव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devadeva (देवदेव).—[masculine] the god of the gods, the highest god (Brahman, Śiva-Rudra, Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, or Gaṇeśa).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Devadeva (देवदेव):—[=deva-deva] [from deva] m. ‘the god of gods’, Name of Brahmā, [Mahābhārata i, 1628]

2) [v.s. ...] of Rudra-Śiva, 7324

3) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [Bhagavad-gītā x, 15]

4) [v.s. ...] of Gaṇeśa, [Kathāsaritsāgara xx, 55]

5) [v.s. ...] [dual number] Brahmā and Śiva, [Mahābhārata viii, 4456]

6) [v.s. ...] [plural] the Brāhmans, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 16, 17]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devadeva (देवदेव):—[deva-deva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Brahmā, or Shiva.

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Devadeva in German

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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 corpus

Dēvadēva (ದೇವದೇವ):—[noun] the God of gods; the Supreme God.

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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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