Gangasagara, Gaṅgāsāgara, Ganga-sagara, Gamgasagara: 7 definitions
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Gangasagara 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismGaṅgāsāgara (गङ्गासागर) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the sixty-eight places hosting a svāyambhuvaliṅga, one of the most sacred of liṅgas according to the Śaivāgamas. The presiding deity residing over the liṅga in this place (Gaṅgāsāgara) is named Amara. The list of sixty-eight svāyambhuvaliṅgas is found in the commentary of the Jirṇoddhāra-daśaka by Nigamajñānadeva. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamGaṅgāsāgara (गङ्गासागर) refers to:—The confluence of the river Gaṅgā and the ocean. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
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’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaṅgāsāgara (गङ्गासागर).—the place where the Ganges enters the ocean.
Derivable forms: gaṅgāsāgaraḥ (गङ्गासागरः).
Gaṅgāsāgara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṅgā and sāgara (सागर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṅgāsāgara (गङ्गासागर):—[=gaṅgā-sāgara] [from gaṅgā > gaṅga] n. the mouth of the Ganges where it enters the ocean (considered as a Tīrtha), [Harivaṃśa 9524.]
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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 corpusGaṃgasāgara (ಗಂಗಸಾಗರ):—[noun] = ಗಂಗಸರಾಯಿ [gamgasarayi].
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Gaṃgāsāgara (ಗಂಗಾಸಾಗರ):—
1) [noun] = ಗಂಗಸರಾಯಿ [gamgasarayi].
2) [noun] the water of the Gaṃgā river.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ganga, Sagara.
Starts with: Gangasagarasamgamam.
Full-text: Sagara, Brihaddhvaja, Mahendra, Bahuka, Bhagirathi, Bhagiratha, Amara.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 3.10.31-37 < [Chapter 10 - The Glory of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 8.13.60 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.40 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.42 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.202 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Verse 1.2.191 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 3.2.308 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 47 - Prayāga Again < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 208 - The Greatness of Dvārakā < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 11 - A list of sacred places (tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 110 - Baladeva’s Mantra for Protecting Pradyumna < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
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