Gauraganoddesha, Gauragaṇoddeśa, Gaura-ganoddesha: 4 definitions

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Gauraganoddesha 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 Gauragaṇoddeśa can be transliterated into English as Gauraganoddesa or Gauraganoddesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

[«previous next»] — Gauraganoddesha in Vaishnavism glossary
Source: Pure Bhakti: Jaiva-dharma

Gauragaṇoddeśa (गौरगणोद्देश) or Gauragaṇoddeśadīpikā is the name of a book authored by Kavi Karṇapūra: one of the three sons of Śivānanda Sena. His brothers were named Caitanya dāsa and Rāma dāsa. His real name was Paramānanda Sena, but he was given the names Purī dāsa and Karṇapūra by Śrīman Mahāprabhu. When he was a young boy he sucked the toe of Mahāprabhu. He was a superlative writer and poet. He wrote many famous books, [including Śrī Gauragaṇoddeśa-dīpikā].

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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’).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gauraganoddesha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gauragaṇoddeśa (गौरगणोद्देश):—[=gaura-gaṇoddeśa] [from gaura] m. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gauraganoddesha 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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