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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kaivalyapati (कैवल्यपति) refers to the “lord of salvation” and is used to describe Śiva, in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.15. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On arrival there, after paying respects to the lord [Śiva] with great excitement we lauded Him with various hymns with palms joined in reverence. The Devas said: [...] Obeisance to the lord of salvation [viz., Kaivalyapati] who is accessible only through the cessation of worldly activities. Obeisance to Thee the great Puruṣa, the great lord, the bestower of all”.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

Kaivalyapati (कैवल्यपति) refers to the “lord/bestower of merging into the existence of the Lord”, according to the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.20.23.—There are different kinds of benedictions according to a person’s demands. For Karmīs the best benediction is promotion to the higher planetary systems, where the duration of life is very long and the standard of living and happiness is very high. There are others, namely Jñānīs and Yogīs, who want the benediction of merging into the existence of the Lord. This is called kaivalya. The Lord is therefore addressed as kaivalya-pati, the master or Lord of the benediction known as kaivalya. But devotees receive a different type of benediction from the Lord. Devotees are anxious neither for the heavenly planets nor for merging into the existence of the Lord. According to devotees, kaivalya, or merging into the existence of the Lord, is considered as good as hell.

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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’).

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaivalyapati (ಕೈವಲ್ಯಪತಿ):—[noun] the Supreme, who can bestow emancipation, freedom from transmigration to the individual souls.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Kaivalya, Paati, Pati.

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