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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Graiveya (ग्रैवेय) refers to “necklaces”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[Visualisation of Śakti]:—[...] The tilaka-mark on her forehead is made with musk thickened with camphor. She has lotus-eyes. She is adorned with rings, armlets, anklets, necklaces (graiveya) etc. Her beautiful lotus face resembles the spotless moon. Her mouth is filled with betel. Her breasts are like golden jars. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Graiveya (ग्रैवेय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Belonging to the neck. n.

(-yaṃ) 1. A collar, a necklace. 2. A chain on the neck of an elephant or horse. E. grīvā, and ḍhak affix; also graiveyaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Graiveya (ग्रैवेय).—i. e. grīvā + eya, n. A chain for the neck, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 53, 17.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Graiveya (ग्रैवेय):—[from graiva] n. ([Pāṇini 4-3, 57]) a necklace, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. n. a chain worn round the neck of an elephant, [Mahābhārata vi f.; Rāmāyaṇa i; Raghuvaṃśa iv, 75; Daśakumāra-carita vii, 191.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Graiveya (ग्रैवेय):—(yaṃ) 1. n. A collar. a. Of the neck.

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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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Starts with: Graiveyaka, Griveya.

Ends with: Griveya.

Full-text: Graiveyaka, Graiva, Griveya.

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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

Chapter XLIII - Description of the rite of investing an image of Vishnu with the holy thread < [Agastya Samhita]

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