Gauramukha: 6 definitions
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Gauramukha 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGauramukha (गौरमुख).—A son of sage Śamīka. It was Śamīka’s son Śṛṅgī, who cursed Parīkṣit to death by snake-bite. (See Parīkṣit). Śṛṅgī cursed that Parīkṣit, who had thrown a dead snake on the neck of his father while in meditation, would be bitten to death by snake within seven days. Śṛṅgī sent word about the curse through his disciple Gauramukha to Parīkṣit. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 42, Verses 14-22).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesGauramukha (गौरमुख) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.38.16, I.42, I.42) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Gauramukha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGauramukha (गौरमुख).—[masculine] [Name] of [several] men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gauramukha (गौरमुख):—[=gaura-mukha] [from gaura] m. ‘white-faced’, Name of a pupil of Śamīka, [i, 1738 ff.]
2) [v.s. ...] of the Purohita of king Ugra-sena, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a sage, [Varāha-purāṇa xi ff.]
4) Gauramukhā (गौरमुखा):—[=gaura-mukhā] [from gaura-mukha > gaura] f. Name of a woman, [Pāṇini 4-1, 58; Kāśikā-vṛtti]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mukha, Gaura.
Full-text: Naimisharanya, Kashistotra, Durjaya.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - Kāśyapa Absolved of Sins < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 41 - The Glory of Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī Kuṇḍas < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 1 - Introductory < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 10 - Temples and Pilgrimages for Worshipping the Sun-god in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]