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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग).—(EKAPIṄGALA). Another name of Vaiśravaṇa. Once Vaiśravaṇa looked jealously at Pārvatī seated on the left side of Parameśvara and instantly his one eye burst. When Pārvatī regained her peace of mind that one eye of Vaiśravaṇa was changed into piṅgala colour. (See under Kubera).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग) is a name that Guṇanidhi obtained from Umā, as a result of his severe penance, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.19. Accordingly, as Umā said to Guṇanidhi:—“[...] dear son, may your pure devotion to Śiva remain for ever. With your left eye burst you will be Ekapiṅga, (having a yellow mark in place of an eye). May all the boons granted to you by the lord fructify. You shall be called Kubera (lit. possessed of ill-shaped body), O son, since you jealously looked at me. After granting these boons to Kubera, lord Maheśvara, in the company of the Goddess Pārvatī, entered his Viśveśvara abode. Thus Kubera attained the friendship of Śiva. Very near his city Alakā was Kailāsa, the abode of Śiva”.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग).—Name of Kubera; having a yellow mark in place of one eye; (his eye was so made on account of a curse uttered by Pārvatī when he cast an evil eye at her;) Daśakumāracarita 2.4.

Derivable forms: ekapiṅgaḥ (एकपिङ्गः).

Ekapiṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and piṅga (पिङ्ग). See also (synonyms): ekapiṅgala.

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

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग).—m.

(-ṅgaḥ) A name of Kuvera. E. eka one, and piṅga tawny: having a yellow mark in the place of one of his eyes.

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

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग).—m. a name of Kuvera.

Ekapiṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and piṅga (पिङ्ग).

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

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग):—[=eka-piṅga] [from eka] m. ‘having a yellow mark (in the place of one eye)’, Name of Kuvera, [Rāmāyaṇa; Daśakumāra-carita] etc.

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

Ekapiṅga (एकपिङ्ग):—[eka-piṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Kuvera.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ekapinga 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.

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Partial matches: Eka, Pinga.

Starts with: Ekapingala, Ekapingalacala.

Full-text: Ekalinga, Ekapingala, Kubera.

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