Kameshvara, Kama-ishvara, Kāmeśvara: 12 definitions
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Kameshvara 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.
The Sanskrit term Kāmeśvara can be transliterated into English as Kamesvara or Kameshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर).—Married by Lalitā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 14. 21; 15. 12; 27. 67; 36. 4.
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) or Kāmeśvaraliṅga the name of a Tīrtha (holy places) situated at Vārāṇasī, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Vārāṇasī has remained a place dear to Śiva. It is supposed to be a place of mokṣa for all living creatures. There are many sacred places and innumerable liṅgas which are even unknown to Brahmā, so says the Saurapurāṇa. [...] Kāmeśvara is a unique siddhaliṅga in Vārāṇasī. Sage Durvāsas is reported to have attained different kinds of perfection by worshiping Śiva at Kāmeśvara. In the southern direction there is the kāmakuṇḍa. A bath at the kuṇḍa and visit to Kāmeśvara-liṅga takes away all sins.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) refers to one of the male servants associated with Jālandhara, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Nine of the twelve female servants (three in each of the first four seats), are low-caste women who we find, in other contexts, embody the Mothers (mātṛkā). The maids (cellakā) are Yoginīs and the servants their male counterparts [i.e., Kāmeśvara]. These replace the spiritual ‘sons’ and ‘daughters’ the goddess generates and the guardians she appoints in the sacred seats listed in the ‘Kubjikāmatatantra’.
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) refers to one of the 56 rays of the Mūlādhāra-Cakra which (together with the 52 rays of the Svadhiṣṭhāna) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Kāmeśvara]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the śabdaprapañca or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with haṃ and saḥ, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
1) Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) or Kāmeśvaramodaka refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term—Kāmeśvara-modaka in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—kāmeśvaramodakavidhānam .
2) Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) or Kāmeśvararasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: kāmeśvararasaḥ.
3) Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) also refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The complete entry reads: (1) kāmeśvararasaḥ (2) kāmeśvaramodakaḥ (3) anyavidhakāmeśvaramodakaḥ (4) vṛhatkāmeśvaramodakaḥ .
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर).—
1) an epithet of Kubera;
2) the Supreme soul.
3) a person possessing all wealth. अपास्य कामा- न्कामेशो वसेत्तत्राविचारयन् (apāsya kāmā- nkāmeśo vasettatrāvicārayan) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.287.56.
Derivable forms: kāmeśvaraḥ (कामेश्वरः).
Kāmeśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): kāmeśa.
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Kubera.
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Narendra: Āyurvedasiddhāntasambodhinī.
1) Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर):—[from kāma] m. Name of Kubera, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]
2) [from kāma] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [Skanda-purāṇa]
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर):—(kāma + īśvara) m. Beiname des Kubera [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 1, 31, 1.]
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Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर):—n. Nomen proprium eines Liṅga [Oxforder Handschriften 71,b,41.] tīrtha n. Nomen proprium eines Tīrtha [66,a,32.] kāmeśvarī f. Nomen proprium einer Göttin [94,a,16. 109,a,29.] kāmeśvarī bhairavī [93,b,15.]
Kāmeśvara (कामेश्वर):——
1) m. Beiname Kubera’s [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 1,31,6.] —
2) f. ī Nomen proprium einer Göttin. —
3) n. Name eines Tīrtha.
Kāmeśvara (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 欲自在 [yù zì zài]: “sovereign of desire (?)”.
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.
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Partial matches: Ishvara, Kama.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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