Jagatsarva: 6 definitions
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Jagatsarva 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)
Jagatsarva (जगत्सर्व) refers to the “entire universe”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.25. Accordingly as Rāma narrated to Satī:—“[...] then the delighted Lord Śiva, favourably disposed towards his devotees, bestowed great boons on Viṣṇu and the other Devas. Lord Śiva said:—‘[...] While stationed here you protect the entire universe (Jagatsarva) taking different incarnations and diverse ways of protection. [...]’”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Jagatsarva (जगत्सर्व) refers to the “entire universe”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult. Accordingly, “O goddess, Svacchanda is in the middle, within the abode of the triangle. Very powerful, he has five faces with three times five flaming eyes. [...] Īśāna is the upper face. Both supreme and inferior, its nature is creation. (White) like snow, jasmine and the moon, it is stainless like pure crystal. It nourishes the entire universe [i.e., jagatsarva] with its moon rays as it rains in a great torrent a stream of nectar-like (bliss). Contemplating Īśāna (in this way) one attains (all eight) yogic powers. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Jagatsarva (जगत्सर्व) refers to the “whole world”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “Truly I am spotless and at peace, the awareness beyond natural causality. All this time I have been afflicted by delusion. As I alone give light to this body, so I do to the world, As a result the whole world (jagatsarva) is mine, or alternatively nothing is [ato mama jagatsarvamathavā na ca kiñcana]. So now abandoning the body and everything else, by some good fortune or other my true self becomes apparent. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Jagatsarva (जगत्सर्व).—n.
(-rvaṃ) The whole world. E. jagat, and sarva whole.
Jagatsarva (जगत्सर्व):—[=jagat-sarva] [from jagat > jaga] n. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
Jagatsarva (जगत्सर्व):—[jaga-tsarva] (rvvaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
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: Jagat, Jaga, Sharva.
Full-text: Nisara, Ambhoja, Jagat, Hastamalaka, Adhina, Atikranta, Amalaka, Cara.
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Search found 19 books and stories containing Jagatsarva, Jaga-tsarva, Jagat-sarva; (plurals include: Jagatsarvas, tsarvas, sarvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Ganita-sara-sangraha by Mahavira-Acharya (by M. Rangacharya)
Chapter 1 - Samjnadhikarah < [Part 2 - Sanskrit text]
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 2.3.2 < [Adyaya II, Valli III - The theory of Karma and Rebirth]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3337 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Verse 3114-3115 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 3132-3133 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.156 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]