Jaganmohinī, Jaganmohini: 3 definitions
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Jaganmohinī 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJaganmohinī (जगन्मोहिनी) refers to a manifestation of Viṣṇu, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa chapter 2.1.3:—“the king Śīlanidhi is one of your devotees. He is a righteous king. His daughter Śrīmatī is a maiden of very fair complexion and wide eyes. She has the lustre of Jaganmohinī (enchantress of the universe—a manifestation of Viṣṇu) and is the most beautiful woman in all the three worlds. O Viṣṇu, I wish to marry her without delay”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJaganmohinī (जगन्मोहिनी):—[=jagan-mohinī] [from jagan > jaga] f. ‘infatuating living beings’, Name of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jagan, Mohini.
Full-text: Trijagamohini.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.8.8 < [Chapter 8 - In the Story of the Yajña-sītās, the Glories of Ekādaśī]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verses 10-11 < [Section 1]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 3 - Nārada attends the Svayaṃvara of a virgin and is discomfited < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛśṭi-khaṇḍa]
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)