Kapalamocana, Kapālamocana: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Kapalamocana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kapalamocana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन).—A holy place on the shores of the river Sarasvatī, in Kurukṣetra. (Chapter 88, Vana Parva; See under Rahodara and Śiva).
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन).—A tīrtha sacred to śuddhi1 of Śiva at Banaras.2
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.118). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kapālamocana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन):—[=kapāla-mocana] [from kapāla] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata iii, 7007; Harivaṃśa etc.]
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन):—(ka + mo) n. Nomen proprium eines Tīrtha [Mahābhārata 3, 7007.] [Harivaṃśa] [LANGL. I, 509.]
--- OR ---
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन):—n. wohl das Aufgeben der Schalen: māhātmya [Oxforder Handschriften.8,a,40.] Das Tīrtha ist so benannt, weil ein Brahmane Mahodara in demselben von einer ihm am Beine hängenden Hirnschale eines von Rāma erschlagenen Rākṣasa sich befreite, [Mahābhārata.9,2255. fgg.] [Oxforder Handschriften 39,b,28. 77,b,15.] tīrtha [66,a,6.]
Kapālamocana (कपालमोचन):—n. Nomen proprium eines Tīrtha.
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)
Partial matches: Kapal, Mocana, Mochan, Kapala.
Starts with: Kapalamocanamahatmya, Kapalamocanashraddha.
Full-text: Suryastava kapalamocana, Kapalamocanamahatmya, Shuddhi, Suryastavakapalamocana, Aushanas, Rahodara, Mahodara.
Relevant text
Search found 27 books and stories containing Kapalamocana, Kapal-mochan, Kapal-mochhan, Kapala-mocana, Kapāla-mocana, Kapala-mochana, Kapāla-mochana, Kapālamocana, Kapālamochana, Kapalamochana, Kapalmochan; (plurals include: Kapalamocanas, mochans, mochhans, mocanas, mochanas, Kapālamocanas, Kapālamochanas, Kapalamochanas, Kapalmochans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
4. Kapala Mocana Temple (In Puri) < [Chapter 5 - Shaiva Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
2. Yamesvara Temple (In Puri) < [Chapter 5 - Shaiva Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
Kapalamocana: An ancient Holy Place < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Kapalamocana: An Ancient Holy place < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]
Pehoa: The Ancient Prithudaka < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - The description of Kāśī < [Part 5 - Uttara-bhāga]
Chapter 50 - The Glory of Kāśī < [Part 5 - Uttara-bhāga]
Chapter 105 - The Vāmana Purāṇa: Contents < [Part 4 - Pūrva-bhāga: Caturtha-pāda]
Studies in the Cult of Jagannatha (by K. C. Mishra)
Part 13 - Shri Purushottama-Kshetra—an ingenious planning
Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.401 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]