Hlada, Hlāda: 14 definitions
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Hlada 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)
Hlāda (ह्लाद).—(HRĀDA). A synonym for Hrāda, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu. (See Hrāda).
Hlāda (ह्लाद).—A son of Hiraṇyakaśipu.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 15. 142.
Hlāda (ह्लाद) refers to one of the four sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu: one of the two sons of Diti, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Kaśyapa’s thirteen wives are [viz., Diti]. Diti gives birth to two demons Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa. Hiraṇyakaśipu has four sons—Prahlāda, Anuhlāda, Saṃhlāda and Hlāda. Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed by Narasiṃha. [...] Then Prahlāda ascended the throne.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Hlāda (ह्लाद) refers to “bliss”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] From the Void of Oḍḍiyāna arises the undifferentiated (niṣkala) exhaled breath (prāṇa) of the Sun in Jālandhara. Its movement generates the Moon of inhaled breath (apāna), which is full and ‘filling’ (pūraka) in Pūrṇagiri. These three are Rudra's undivided fertilizing energy, which is Kāmarūpa present within the pure seminal potency of consciousness. Tisra is the bliss of the Yoni (bhagā-hlāda). Finally, Koṅkaṇa is the condition of supreme repose. It is the supreme state where the Yoga, transcendent and immanent, that penetrates into the Space (ākāśa) of supreme reality, practiced in the seat Tisra attains its ultimate goal. Thus is it the symbol (bimba) of renunciation (tyāga) of the other seats and their states, which is the liberated condition.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Hlāda (ह्लाद).—Pleasure; joy, delight; also ह्लादिक (hlādika).
Derivable forms: hlādaḥ (ह्लादः).
See also (synonyms): hlādaka.
Hlāda (ह्लाद).—m.
(-daḥ) Pleasure, joy. E. hlād to be glad, aff. ac .
Hlāda (ह्लाद).—[hlād + a], m. Pleasure, joy.
Hlāda (ह्लाद).—[masculine] refreshment, comfort.
1) Hlāda (ह्लाद):—[from hlād] m. refreshment, pleasure, gladness, joy, delight, [Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Hiraṇyakaśipu (= and [varia lectio] for hrāda), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Hlāda (ह्लाद):—(daḥ) 1. m. Pleasure, joy.
Hlāda (ह्लाद):—1. (von 1. hlād) m. Erfrischung, Erquickung, Erheiterung [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 316.] pavano hlādadāyakaḥ [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 15, 53.] mano [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 56, 26.] te hlādaparitāpaphalāḥ [Yogasūtra 2, 14.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 74, 4.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 151. 4, 394.] cittadravībhāvamayo hlādo mādhuryamucyate [Sāhityadarpana 606.] sahlādam erheitert, erfreut [Prabodhacandrodaja 116, 13.]
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Hlāda (ह्लाद):—2. (von 2. hrād) m. = 1. hrāda Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Hiraṇyakaśipu [Viṣṇupurāṇa 124.] hrāda der gedr. Text.
Hlāda (ह्लाद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaaccha, Lhāya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Hlāda (ಹ್ಲಾದ):—[noun] joy; pleasure; gladness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Hlāda (ह्लाद):—n. pleasure; joy; delight;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Hladak, Hladaka, Hladana, Hladaniya, Hladayati.
Full-text (+21): Prahlada, Ahlada, Manohlada, Anuhlada, Samhlada, Nirhlada, Sahladam, Hlad, Ahladakarin, Ahladadugha, Prahladacampu, Prahladacarita, Prahladavijaya, Prahladastuti, Prahladastotra, Ahladalahari, Ahladakara, Hiranyakashipu, Lhaya, Ahlatam.
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