Devavrata, Devavrāta, Deva-vrata: 13 definitions
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Devavrata 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Devavrata (देवव्रत).—Bhīṣma (See Bhīṣma for details).
2) Devavrata (देवव्रत).—A brahmin who believed in yajñas. He once received without due regard and with indifference the tīrtha water given to him by a devotee of Kṛṣṇa after worship of the Lord, as a result of which, in the next birth, he was born as a bamboo stem. And, as he did, consciously or otherwise some good deeds Śrī Kṛṣṇa made a flute out of that bamboo stem, and Devavrata thus attained redemption. (Padma Purāṇa, Pātāla Khaṇḍa, Chapter 73).
1) Devavrata (देवव्रत).—A name of Bhīṣma (s.v.); knew the yoga power of Viṣṇu;1 son of Śantanu and Jāhnavī.2
2) Devavrāta (देवव्रात).—The chief among the Brahmanas who in appreciation of the wood-cutter's charities renamed him Dvijavarma and his wife Śīlavatī; for this the wood-cutter had a town founded in the Brahmana's name, the Purohita who honoured him with a high status.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 7. 31, 37.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Devavrata (देवव्रत) is mentioned as a teacher who counter-argue the Buddhists and Jains, according to chapter 15 of the (fourth part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [bhaviṣyadācārya-nirūpaṇa]: A more detailed prediction is made concerning the (tempting) avatāras God will take as Buddha (1-8). [...] Those who appear to counter-argue the Buddhists and Jains number among themselves such names as: [e.g., Devavrata] [...]. And each of these teachers will have a following: among them Ruru who himself had hundreds of followers. [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Devavrata (देवव्रत): The eighth child of Santanu and Ganga who in time mastered the art yielding arms and learned the Vedas and Vedanta as also the sciences known to Sukra was crowned Yuvaraja (heir apparent), but later vowed to celibacy and was known as Bhishma.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Devavrata (देवव्रत).—
1) a religious observance, any religious vow.
2) the favourite food of the gods.
-taḥ an epithet of
Derivable forms: devavratam (देवव्रतम्).
Devavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and vrata (व्रत).
Devavrata (देवव्रत).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A worshipper of the gods. 2. A name of Bhishma. n.
(-taṃ) Any obligation or vow of a deity. E. deva a deity, and vrata religious obligation.
Devavrata (देवव्रत).—adj. attached to the deities, pious, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 9, 1.
Devavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and vrata (व्रत).
Devavrata (देवव्रत).—1. [neuter] religious observance, also = [preceding]
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Devavrata (देवव्रत).—2. [adjective] devoted to the gods, pious, religious; [Epithet] of Bhīṣma & Skanda.
1) Devavrata (देवव्रत):—[=deva-vrata] [from deva] n. any religious observation or vow, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the favourite food of the g°, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa xviii, 2]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce Sāmans, [Sāma-vidhāna-brāhmaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] mfn. devoted to the g°, religious, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Bhīṣma, [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] of Skanda, [Mṛcchakaṭikā iii, 14/15.]
Devavrata (देवव्रत):—[deva-vrata] (taḥ) 1. m. A worshipper; Bhīshma. n. Religious vow.
Devavrata (देवव्रत):—1. (deva + vrata) n.
1) religiöse Observanz [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 5, 2, 10.] [LĀṬY. 9, 2, 17.] —
2) Lieblingsspeise der Götter: devavrataṃ vai ghṛtaṃ devavratenaiva devatā apyeti [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 18, 2.]
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Devavrata (देवव्रत):—2. (wie eben) adj. den Göttern ergeben, fromm; m. Beiname Bhīṣma’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 12.] [Mahābhārata 1, 3800. 6, 1948. 1970. 1973. 4938. 7, 2.] [Harivaṃśa 1824.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 9, 1. 2, 7, 44.] Kārttikeya’s [Mṛcchakaṭikā 47, 21.]
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Devavrata (देवव्रत):—1. n. Bez. verschiedener Sāman [SĀMAVIDH. BR. 2, 4, 3. 4.]
Devavrata (देवव्रत):—1. n. —
1) religiöse Observanz. —
2) Lieblingsspeise der Götter. —
3) Name verschiedener Sāman.
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Devavrata (देवव्रत):—2. Adj. den Göttern ergeben , fromm ; m. Beiname Bhīṣma’s und Skanda'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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dēvavrata (ದೇವವ್ರತ):—
1) [noun] any religious observation or vow.
2) [noun] an abstinence from sexual intercourse, for religious reasons.
3) [noun] a man who remains unmarried for religious reasons.
4) [noun] Bhīṣma, the grandfather of the Paṇḍavas and Kauravas, the heroes of Mahābhārata, the great Indian epic.
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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