Havishmanta, Haviṣmanta: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Haviṣmanta can be transliterated into English as Havismanta or Havishmanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationHaviṣmanta (हविष्मन्त) refers to a classification of manes (Pitṛ/Pitṛgaṇa) that came into existence from Aṅgiras’s sweat, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.3. Accordingly:—“[...] Excepting Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya and Aṅgiras, the six viz. Marīci and others successfully curbed their senses and their activities. O excellent sage, the semen virile of the four—Kratu and others—fell on the ground from which other types of manes were born. They were Somapās, Ājyapās, Kālins and Haviṣmantas. They are all termed Kavyavāhas also. They are their sons. The Somapās are the sons of Kratu, Kālins of Vasiṣṭha, Ājyapās of Pulastya and Haviṣmantas of Aṅgiras”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHaviṣmanta (हविष्मन्त).—Pitṛs, sons of Angiras who live in the world of Marīcigarbha; lords of those who perform tīrtha śrāddhas and of Kṣatriyas; their mind-born daughter, Yaśodā, wife of Aṃśumān.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 15. 16; 102. 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.
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Full-text: Martandamandala, Kalin, Ajyapa, Maricigarbha, Somapa, Kshatriya, Kuhu, Amshumat.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 3 - Kāma is cursed but blessed later < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 95 - More Rites and Rituals to be Observed in Vaiśākha < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 20 - The rules of ablution < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)