Kalarupa, Kala-rupa, Kālarūpa: 7 definitions
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Kalarupa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 TranslationKālarūpa (कालरूप) refers to he, “whose form is the eternal time”, and represents an epithet of Śiva used in Sandhyā’s eulogy of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.6. Accordingly:—“[...] Directly perceiving the lord of Durgā she [viz., Sandhyā] eulogised the lord of the worlds: [...] Obeisance to Thee whose forms are the sky, the earth, the quarters, the waters, the fire and the Eternal time (kālarūpa)”.
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)
Source: archive.org: SardhatrisatikalottaragamaKalārūpa (कलारूप) or Kalārūpaprakalpana refers to the “placement of five kalās” which is prescribed as one of the operations/ preliminary ceremonies related to the kuṇḍa (“fire-pit”), according to the various Āgamas and related literature. Kalārūpa-prakalpana is mentioned in the Kiraṇa-āgama (kriyā-pāda, chpater 4) and the Ajita-āgama (Kriyā-pāda, chapter 21).
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Kālarūpa (कालरूप) refers to the “essential nature of time”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(The fourfold grouping of the sixteen parts of the sacred seats) differentiate the whole of time according to whether it is gross or subtle. Gross, subtle, and ultimate, they resonate, established in the essential nature of time [i.e., kālarūpa-sthā]. They arise within the first digit of the moon (and continue to arise in the succeeding digits) up to the end of the left (current of vitality to) then again (enter) the right. (In this way) life and death (alternate) in accord with the division of the Moon and Sun (which symbolize the inhaled and exhaled breath, respectively)”.
2) Kalārūpā (कलारूपा) refers to “she who embodies the energy (of the passion) (of the union of Śiva and Śakti)”, according to the Lalitāsahasranāma.—Lalitā’s thousand names are eulogized in the Lalitāsahasranāma, describing the goddess’s spiritual beauty on the analogy of physical, sensuous beauty. [...] As this divine passion itself (kāmarūpiṇī) (796), she embodies the energy of the passion of the union of Śiva and Śakti (kāma-kalārūpā) (322). Indeed, the whole of her blissful being is symbolized by the spiritual sexuality of absolute existence through the play of the union of opposites. She is also concretely present in its microcosmic equivalent. Like Kubjikā, Lalitā resides in the fertile male seed (śukra) as its vital energy (ojas). Thus she may be worshipped there, in the vital seed, when it is produced in spiritual intercourse.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāḷarūpa (काळरूप).—a (Like Yama himself. ) Applied to a ferocious, hideous, or hateful fellow.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kalārūpa (कलारूप):—[=kalā-rūpa] [from kalā] n. a particular ceremony
2) Kalārūpā (कलारूपा):—[=kalā-rūpā] [from kalā-rūpa > kalā] f. Name of one of the five Mūla-prakṛtis.
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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)
Starts with: Kalarupadhrish, Kalarupaprakalpana.
Ends with: Kamakalarupa, Trikalarupa.
Full-text: Dhrik, Kalarupadhrish, Krishnakalpa, Kalarupin, Trikalarupa, Kalarupaprakalpana, Hara.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2.32. Śiva as Jaṭādhara and Kālarūpa < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-Śiva]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 124 [Vṛnda-krama and Mudrāpañcaka] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 247-253 [Twelve Śaktis] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
3. Description of God Sūrya < [Chapter 3]
Paduka-panchaka (the five-fold footstool) (by Arthur Avalon)
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 40 < [Section 7]