Jamadagni, Jāmadagni: 26 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaJamadagni (जमदग्नि):—Son of Satyavatī (daughter of king Gādhi) and sage Ṛcīka. He married Reṇukā, the daughter of Reṇu. Many sons, headed by Vasumān, were born from the womb of Reṇukā. The youngest of them was named Rāma, or Paraśurāma. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.15.4-11)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJamadagni (जमदग्नि).—A hermit of majestic power. He was the father of Paraśurāma. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order are: Brahmā—Bhṛgu—Cyavana—Aurva—Ṛcīka—Jamadagni. (See full article at Story of Jamadagni from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJamadagni (जमदग्नि) is the name of an ancient Sage (Muni), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.39 (“The gods arrive at Kailāsa”).—Accordingly: “[...] Lord Śiva thus requested by Viṣṇu, and being himself eager to follow worldly conventions performed the same duly. Authorised by Him, I performed all the rites conducive to prosperity, assisted by the sages. The sages [e.g., Jamadagni, ...], and other sages came to Śiva. Urged by me they performed the sacred rites duly. All of them who had mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas performed the safety rites for Śiva and tied the auspicious thread round his wrist. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Jamadagni (जमदग्नि).—A sage of the Vaivasvata epoch; (Bhārgava); a son of Ṛcīka and Satyavatī; to attain a son for himself and for Gādhi, he made a caru to be taken both by his wife and mother-in-law, the latter to get a Kṣatriya and the former a Brāhmaṇa; then he entered the forest for penance; by mistake the caru intended for the mother was taken by the daughter and vice-versa; Ṛcīka understood the mistake and told his wife that a cruel son would be born to her; she implored him to give her a good son; Jamadagni, born to her; produced by eating (jama) the Vaiṣṇavāgni.1 Entertained Arjuna (Haihaya) with the help of his Kāmadhenu. The king desired to own her; but on being refused, he took her away by force. She was recovered by his son Paraśurāma who killed Arjuna. Regretted his son's action in killing the king and found fault with Reṇukā his wife who saw Citraratha. He asked his other sons to kill their mother but they declined. Paraśurāma killed them and his mother to please his father but he requested that they might come back to life to which the sage agreed. But the sons of Arjuna took vengeance and slew the sage in the presence of Reṇukā. Through the prowess of his son, Jamadagni got back his body and became the seventh in the Ṛṣimaṇḍala2 Married Reṇukā, daughter of Reṇu the youngest son was Rāma. According to the vāyu purāṇa Reṇuka is also known as Kāmali and is said to be the daughter of the Ikṣvāku, Suveṇu. Vasumat and others were elders to Rāma.3 Officiated in Brahmā's place in the sacrifice of Hariścandra;4 a mantrakṛt;5 a Bhārgava gotrakara.6
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 5; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 105; 38. 27; Matsya-purāṇa 9. 28; 126. 21; Vāyu-purāṇa 32. 46; 65. 93; 91. 67 and 85-86. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 7. 32-6.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. chh. 15 and 16.
- 3) Ib. IX. 15. 11-13; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 86.
- 4) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 7. 23.
- 5) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 21 1; Matsya-purāṇa 145. 99.
- 6) Matsya-purāṇa 195. 15 and 29.
1b) A mantrakṛt and a sage;1 with the sun in Māgha and Phālguna.2
1c) A son of Ūru and of Bhṛgu gotra;1 Jamadagni Bhārgava, one of the seven sages.2
2a) Jāmadagni (जामदग्नि).—The sixth human incarnation of Viṣṇu with Viśvāmitra as purohita in the 19th Tretāyuga;1 with the Śiśira sun;2 served the Godāvarī tīrtha.3
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 73. 91; Matsya-purāṇa 47. 244; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 135.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 20.
- 3) Matsya-purāṇa 22. 58.
2b) The Bhārgava, who slew the Saimhikeya gaṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 22.
Jamadagni (जमदग्नि) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.60.46) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Jamadagni) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyJamadagni (जमदग्नि) is the name of one of the seven sages (saptarṣi) in the Vaivasvatamanvantara: one of the fourteen Manvantaras, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “The present, the seventh manvantara is Vaivasvata [viz., vaivasvatamanvantara]. In this manvantara, Purandara is the Indra who is the Subduer of the pride of the Asuras; The gods are the Ādityas, the Rudras, the Vasus and the Maruts. The seven seers are Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Atri, Jamadagni, Gautama, Viśvāmitra and Bharadvāja.”.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraJamadagni (जमदग्नि) is the name of sage, the hermitage whereof was visited by Mṛgāvatī, after she got stranded on a mountain, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 9. Accordingly, “there she beheld Jamadagni, looking like the incarnation of comfort, whose brightness so illumined the eastern mountain that it seemed as if the rising sun ever rested on it.”
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Jamadagni, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraJamadagni (जमदग्नि) is the name of a sage who was in the company of Bharata when he recited the Nāṭyaveda them, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 35. Accordingly, they asked the following questions, “O the best Brahmin (lit. the bull of the twice-born), tell us about the character of the god who appears in the Preliminaries (pūrvaraṅga). Why is the sound [of musical instruments] applied there? What purpose does it serve when applied? What god is pleased with this, and what does he do on being pleased? Why does the Director being himself clean, perform ablution again on the stage? How, O sir, the drama has come (lit. dropped) down to the earth from heaven? Why have your descendants come to be known as Śūdras?”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Jamadagni (जमदग्नि) refers to “a brāhmaṇa who possessed a wish-fulfilling cow. He was slain by a group of kṣatrīyas for the sake of the cow, and his son, Paraśurāma, an incarnation of the Lord, took revenge by slaying the kṣatrīya population of the world”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Jamadagni (जमदग्नि) is the name of a deity situated in the Southeast on the Vimāna, as discussed in chapter 13 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [prāsādalakṣaṇa-paṭala]: [...] Then the comparative heights of various parts of the temple are discussed (25-27). This is followed by a brief discussion of where the various deities should be located on the vimāna (?)—Mahāvarāha in the East, Narasiṃha in the South, Śrīdhara in the West, Hayaśīrṣa in the North, Jamadagni in the Southeast, Rāma in the Southwest, Vāmana in the Northwest and Vāsudeva in the Northeast. [...]
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyJamadagni was one of the great sages, a descendant of the sage Bhrigu. His wife was named Renuka. They had many children, the youngest of whom was Parashurama (Rama of the axe). Renuka was such very devoted wife and the power of her chastity was manifest. Such was this power, that she used to fetch water from the river in a pot made of unbaked clay every day. The pot would hold together because of her devotion to her husband.
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismJamadagni (or Jamdagni) is one of the Saptarishis (Seven Great Sages Rishi) in the seventh, current Manvantara, and father of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. He was a descendant of the sage Bhrigu, one of the Prajapatis created by Brahma, the God of Creation. Jamadagni had five children with wife Renuka, the youngest of whom was Parashurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Jamadagni was well versed in the scriptures and weaponry without formal instruction.
Jamadagni was a Brahmin saint who lived in the forest with his wife Renuka and his sons, of whom Parasurama was the youngest, the most renowned and valiant. The country was then ruled by Haihayas, a certain clan of Kshatriyas.
In the Buddhist Vinaya Pitaka section of the Mahavagga (I.245) the Buddha pays respect to Jamadagni by declaring that the Vedas in their true form were revealed to the original Vedic rishis, including Jamadagni.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismJāmadagni (जामदग्नि) refers to one of the various Ṛṣis (sages) and Mahārṣis (great sages) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Jāmadagni).
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraJamadagni (जमदग्नि) was previously known as Agnika from Vasantapura, according to chapter 6.4 [subhūma-cakravartin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“Now, Ṛṣabhanātha had a son Kuru, after whom Kurudeśa was named. He had a son Hastin, after whom Hāstinapura was named, the native land of Tīrthakṛts and cakrins. Anantavīrya, belonging to this line, was king there, long-armed. Now, in the town Vasantapura in Bharatakṣetra there was a youth, Agnika, whose family had perished completely. One day he left that place for another country and, wandering about without a caravan, he came to a hermitage. The abbot, Jana, received Agni like a son and he received the name of Jamadagni among the people. Practicing severe penance, like a visible fire, because of his splendor hard to bear he became known throughout the world. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjamadagni (जमदग्नि).—m (S) The name of a ṛṣi. Applied to an irascible or passionate person.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjamadagni (जमदग्नि).—m The name of a ṛṣi. Applied to an irascible or passionate person.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJamadagni (जमदग्नि).—A Brāhmaṇa and descendant of Bhṛgu and father of Paraśurāma. [Jamadagni was the son of Ṛichika and Satyavatī. He was a pious sage, deeply engaged in study, and is said to have obtained entire possession of the Vedas. His wife was Reṇukā who bore him five sons. One day when she had gone out to bathe, she beheld a loving pair of Gandharvas (according to some Chitraratha and his queen) sporting and playing in the water. The lovely sight made her feel envious of their pleasure, and she returned defiled by unworthy thoughts, 'wetted but not purified by the stream' Her husband, who was anger incarnate, seeing her shorn of the lustre of her sanctity, furiously scolded her, and ordered his sons, as they came in, to cut off her head. But the first four sons shrank from that cruel deed. It was only Paraśurāma, the youngest, that with characteristic obedience to his father's command, struck off her head with his axe. The deed pacified the father's anger, and he desired Paraśurāma to ask a boon. The kind-hearted son begged that his mother might be restored to life which the father readily granted.]
Derivable forms: jamadagniḥ (जमदग्निः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJamadagni (जमदग्नि).—m.
(-gniḥ) A Muni, the father of Parasurama. E. jaman prajvalitaḥ agniḥ iva .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJamadagni (जमदग्नि).—m. The name of a Ṛṣi, Mahābhārata 1, 2611.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJamadagni (जमदग्नि).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJamadagni (जमदग्नि):—[=jamad-agni] m. (cf. √2. jam) Name of a Ṛṣi (descendant of Bhṛgu, [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā]; son of Bhārgava Ṛcīka and father of Paraśu-rāma, [Mahābhārata] etc.; often named together with Viśvā-mitra as an adversary of Vasiṣṭha), [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJamadagni (जमदग्नि):—(gniḥ) 2. m. A sage, the father of Purusharāma.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jamadagni (जमदग्नि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jamadaggi.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJamadagni (ಜಮದಗ್ನಿ):—
1) [noun] strongly and brilliantly burning fire.
2) [noun] a man who maintains the sacrificial fire perpetually.
3) [noun] name of a celebrated seer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jamadagnidatta, Jamadagnimurti, Jamadagnipratishtha, Jamadagnismriti, Jamadagnitirtha, Jamadagniya, Jamatakni.
Ends with: Jamatakni, Palastijamadagni, Vishvamitrajamadagni.
Full-text (+110): Parashurama, Renuka, Yamadagni, Jamadagnya, Ricika, Jamadagnidatta, Jamadagna, Palastijamadagni, Jamadagniya, Cattaratra, Jam, Jamadagnitirtha, Vishvamitrajamadagni, Bhrigu, Kusika, Kalmashi, Camatakkini, Saptarshi, Arcika, Candragupta.
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