Gangeshvaralinga, Gaṅgeśvaraliṅga, Gangeshvara-linga: 2 definitions
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Gangeshvaralinga 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.
The Sanskrit term Gaṅgeśvaraliṅga can be transliterated into English as Gangesvaralinga or Gangeshvaralinga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṅgeśvaraliṅga (गङ्गेश्वरलिङ्ग):—[=gaṅgeśvara-liṅga] [from gaṅgeśvara > gaṅgā > gaṅga] n. Name of a Liṅga, [Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa xci.]
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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: Gangeshvara, Linga.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 91 - The Greatness of Gaṅgeśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 41 - Luṃpeśvara (luṃpa-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 42 - Gaṅgeśvara (gaṅga-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.401 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]