Guhyavidya, Guhyavidyā, Guhya-Vidya: 4 definitions
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Guhyavidya 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGuhyavidyā (गुह्यविद्या).—Symbolical of Devī.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 9. 20.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuhyavidyā (गुह्यविद्या).—knowledge of Mantras or mystical incantations; V. P.1.9.117.
Guhyavidyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guhya and vidyā (विद्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuhyavidyā (गुह्यविद्या):—[=guhya-vidyā] [from guhya > guh] f. knowledge of Mantras or mystical incantations, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa i, 9, 117.]
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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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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.3.65 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
3e. Some epithets of the Sarasvatī < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 50 - The Story of Puṇyanidhi < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 29 - Gaṅgā-Sahasranāma (A Thousand Names of Gaṅgā) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IX - Legend of Lakshmi < [Book I]