Gargacarya, Gargācārya, Garga-acarya: 3 definitions

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Gargacarya 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Gargacharya.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Gargācārya (गर्गाचार्य) refers to “Guru of Kṛṣṇa’s father, Vasudeva. He performed Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s name-giving ceremony in Gokula and wrote Garga-saṃhitā, a famous literature describing the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

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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’).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Gargācārya (गर्गाचार्य) refers to the “priest Garga”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.48 (“Description of Marriage of Śiva and Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “In the meantime, urged by the priest Garga [e.g., gargācārya-praṇodita] Himavat started the rite of marriage in the company of Menā. Himavat and Menā held the gold pot on either side. Himavat was bedecked in fine clothes and ornaments. The joyous mountain with the assistance of his priest wooed the bridegroom after offering water, clothes, ornaments, sandal paste etc. Then the brahmins were requested by Himavat ‘May the rite be formally started after narrating the Tithi etc. The auspicious hour has come’ [...]”.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)

Gargācārya (गर्गाचार्य) is the author of the Pāśakakevalī (or Akṣakevalī) (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The initial homage to Mahādeva could explain the Śaiva ascription of this work, but this word can also be a designation of the Jinas. The wish to consider this work a part of the Jain tradition is underlined by the final verse introducing Garga as a Jain monk, who, on the other hand, can be identified ‘with the Guru named by Siddharṣi in 905’ (Pingree p. 75), and the reference to kevalajñāna, which, however, is here applied to divination. The initial reference to Kuṣmaṇḍinī underlines a connection with the Jain tantric tradition, an area where boundaries with Śaivism are rather thin.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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