Devanatha, Devanātha, Deva-natha: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Devanātha (देवनाथ) (or simply Deva) refers to one of the Nine Nāthas according to sources such as the Kulakaulinīmata and Kumārikākhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.—This group of nine Nātha Siddhas related to Gorakhanātha are venerated by his followers as nine founder figures. According to the Kulakaulinīmata, Mitranātha made nine disciples in Candrapura in Koṅkaṇa. These are called the Current of Men that Mitrīśa, the First Teacher of this Age, generated as his spiritual sons. These Nine Nāthas [e.g., Devanātha] originally resided in his body as his vital breaths from which they emerged and were born as men in nine places.—Devanātha is associated with the following: Breath: Vyāna; Gods of the Directions: Nairṛti; Planet: Mars; Snake (Nāga): Śaṃkhapāla; Other names: Vidhu. According to the Kumārikākhaṇḍa and Siddhakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, Deva is also known as Devavaktrāmṛta and Bhairava.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Devanātha (देवनाथ).—Śiva.
Derivable forms: devanāthaḥ (देवनाथः).
Devanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and nātha (नाथ).
Devanātha (देवनाथ).—[masculine] lord of the gods, Śiva.
1) Devanātha (देवनाथ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Tattvacintāmaṇyālokāpariśiṣṭa.
2) Devanātha (देवनाथ):—Tantrakaumudī. Mantrakaumudī (different?). Oudh. Xi, 28.
3) Devanātha (देवनाथ):—Mīnaketūdaya kāvya. B. 3, 94.
4) Devanātha (देवनाथ):—Rasikaprakāśa alaṃk. Lahore. 1882, 3.
5) Devanātha (देवनाथ):—Mīnaketūdaya. read B. 2, 96.
6) Devanātha (देवनाथ):—Tantracintāmaṇi.
1) Devanātha (देवनाथ):—[=deva-nātha] [from deva] m. ‘lord of the g°’, Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of sub voce authors (also -ṭhakkura, -tarka-pañcānana, and -pāṭhaka).
Devanātha (देवनाथ):—(deva + nātha) m. der Herr der Götter, Beiname Śiva’s [Śivanāmasahasra]
Devanātha (देवनाथ):—m. Bei. Śiva's.
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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Starts with: Devanatha pathaka, Devanatha tarkapancanana, Devanatha thakkura, Devanathapancashat.
Full-text (+39): Devanatha thakkura, Devanatha pathaka, Devanatha tarkapancanana, Vidhu, Adhikaranakaumudi, Adhikaranasara, Divyatantra, Adhikarananirnayasara, Mantranetra, Bhairavasamhita, Sarasamgrahasamgraha, Alokaparishishtam tattvacintamanau, Tattvacintamanyalokaparishishta, Vijnanabharata, Tantrakaumudi, Tvaritajnana, Minaketudaya, Vijnaneshvaratantra, Shatadhenutantra, Rasikaprakasha.
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Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
24. Date of Vasudeva’s Commentary on the Vasavadatta < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Subject-Index (of second volume) < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Index (of second volume) < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika (critical and historical study) (by Aruna Rani)
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 2.1.1 < [Adhikaraṇa 1 - Sūtras 1-2]