Hemaparvata, Heman-parvata: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत).—One of the seven major mountains in Kuśadvīpa, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 87. It is also known by the name Droṇa. Kuśadvīpa is one of the seven islands (dvīpa), ruled over by Vapuṣmān, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
1a) Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत).—A mountain of Kuśadvīpa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 54; Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 49.
1b) Same as Unnata.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 122. 54; 125. 22.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत) is the name of a mountain associated with Ghorāndhakāra: the south-western cremation ground (śmaśāna) according to the Vajravārāhī-sādhana by Umāpatideva as found in te 12th century Guhyasamayasādhanamālā. As a part of this sādhana, the practicioner is to visualize a suitable dwelling place for the goddess inside the circle of protection which takes the form of eight cremation grounds.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत).—the mountain Meru.
Derivable forms: hemaparvataḥ (हेमपर्वतः).
Hemaparvata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms heman and parvata (पर्वत).
Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत) or Hemaparvvata.—m.
(-taḥ) The mountain Meru. E. hema gold, parvata mountain.
1) Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत):—[=hema-parvata] [from hema > heman] m. an (artificial) mountain made of g° (as a gift; cf. mahādāna), [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of mount Meru, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Hemaparvata (हेमपर्वत):—m.
1) ein (künstlicher) Berg von Gold (im Kleinen) dāna [Oxforder Handschriften 41,a,22.] —
2) ein Name des Meru [Halāyudha 1, 136.]
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: Hema, Parvata.
Starts with: Hemaparvatadana.
Full-text: Hemacala, Kanakacala, Hemaparvvata, Hemagiri, Harivarsha, Ghorandhakara, Drona, Kanka, Kushadvipa.
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 5.2 - The ten Merudānas < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 53 - Geography of the World < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 2) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 21 - The greatness of Puṣkara and some important vows < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]