Gokarnasvamin, Gokarṇasvāmin, Gokarna-svamin: 1 definition
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Gokarnasvamin means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Gokarṇasvāmin refers to an epithet of Śiva, as mentioned in the “Grants from Galavalli” (893 A.D.). The main document begins with the Siddham symbol and the usual praśasti of the Early Eastern Gaṅgas in lines 1-11, referring to the issue of the charter from the adhivāsaka (royal residence) at Kaliṅganagara resembling Amarapura (the city of the gods) and to the devotion of the issuer of the grant to the god, Bhagavat Gokarṇasvāmin (Śiva), installed on the peak of Mount Mahendra.
These plates (mentioning Gokarṇasvāmin) were dug up from the fields of a village in the Bobbili Taluk of the Srikakulam District, Andhra. It records the grant of three villages and is dated Gaṅga year 397 (of the Gāṅgeya dynasty), corresponding to 893-95 A.D. The grant was made in favour of the deity Kauṇḍuka-Guṇḍeśvara.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Partial matches: Gokarna, Svamin.
Full-text: Kalinganagara.
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