Kamandaludhara, Kamaṇḍaludharā, Kamaṇḍaludhara, Kamandalu-dhara: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kamaṇḍaludharā (कमण्डलुधरा) refers to “she who holds a water pot” and is used to describe Goddess Kubjikā in the ‘transmission of the youth’, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “In the Transmission of the Youth (the goddess) has one face and four arms. (She makes) fear-dispelling and boon bestowing gestures and (holds) a rosary and water pot [i.e., kamaṇḍaludharā—abhayavaradākṣamālākamaṇḍaludharā]. In the Transmission of the Aged (Kubjikā) has one face and two arms and many forms. The mistress (nāyakī) of the three lineages has thus been described. She should be invoked sitting next to Navātmā (Bhairava)”.
Kamaṇḍaludhara (कमण्डलुधर) (or Kamaṇḍaladhara) refers to “those who always carries a pitcher”, according to the 17th century Kaulagajamardana (“crushing the Kaula elephant”) authored by Kāśīnātha or Kṛṣṇānandācala.—Accordingly, [as Īśvara said to Pārvatī]: “[...] O great Goddess, hear about the Jain. He always carries a pitcher (kamaṇḍaludhara). He is simply a soul and never an enjoyer, doer and destroyer. He is called a Jain, and Buddhists and [the like] are considered [to be similar]. Some pluck out their hair and dress in white, my dear, and [some] wear red garments and [others wear] indigo and so on. Some are called, 'great guru', and others pursue nonviolence. These are the different varieties in brief; they are [all] called Pāṣaṇḍas [because] they have been excluded from the vedic path. [...]”
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Kamaṇḍaludhara (कमण्डलुधर).—an epithet of Śiva. कमण्डलुधराय धीमहि (kamaṇḍaludharāya dhīmahi) Māhānār.2.18.
Derivable forms: kamaṇḍaludharaḥ (कमण्डलुधरः).
Kamaṇḍaludhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kamaṇḍalu and dhara (धर).
Kamaṇḍaludhara (कमण्डलुधर):—m. Beiname Śiva's.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
kamaṇḍaludhara (ကမဏ္ဍလုဓရ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kamaṇḍalu+dhara+a]
[ကမဏ္ဍလု+ဓရ+အ]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Kamandalu, Dhara, A, Tara.
Full-text: Kamandaludhari, Kamandalu, Kamandaladhara, Kamandala.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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