Dvarapa, Dvara-pa, Dvārapa: 7 definitions
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Dvarapa 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)
Dvarapa (द्वरप) [=Dvārapa?] refers to “gatekeepers”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.11.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] Staying there, Śiva of full self-control, started His activities of penance. With full concentration and alertness He thought on His own Self, the cause of mental knowledge, the eternal, the luminous, free from affliction, identical with the universe, consciousness and Bliss, without a second and having no support. When Śiva began His meditation, the Pramathas also began their meditation as well as some Gaṇas, Nandin, Bhṛṅgi etc. Some of the Gaṇas rendered service to Śiva, the Supreme Self. Some of them became His gatekeepers [i.e., dvarapa]. They observed silence and did not shout. [...]”.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Dvārapa (द्वारप, ‘door-keeper’) is only found in a metaphorical sense in the Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (i. 30), where Viṣṇu is called the ‘doorkeeper’ of the gods, and in the Chāndogya-upaniṣad.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dvārapa (द्वारप).—a door-keeper, porter, warder.
-paḥ Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: dvārapaḥ (द्वारपः).
Dvārapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvāra and pa (प). See also (synonyms): dvāragopa, dvāranāyaka, dvārapāla, dvārapālaka.
Dvārapa (द्वारप).—[masculine] door-keeper, servant.
Dvārapa (द्वारप):—[=dvāra-pa] [from dvāra > dvāḥ] m. idem, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
Dvārapa (द्वारप):—(dvāra + pa) m. Thürhüter [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 18, 33.] viṣṇurvai devānāṃ dvārapaḥ [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 1, 30.] svargasya lokasya dvārapāḥ [Chāndogyopaniṣad 3, 13, 6.]
Dvārapa (द्वारप):—m. Thürhüter.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Full-text: Padvara, Dvarapala, Dvaragopa, Dvarapalaka, Dvaranayaka, Pa.
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