Kapaleshvara, Kapāleśvara, Kapala-ishvara: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kapāleśvara can be transliterated into English as Kapalesvara or Kapaleshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKapāleśvara (कपालेश्वर) refers to one of the four Liṅgas of Śiva installed by Skanda (Kārttikeya) after slaying the Asuras Tāraka and Bāṇa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.11 (“The Victory of Kumāra”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] O sage, with great pleasure and observing the rules Skanda installed three phallic emblems of Śiva that quell all sins. The first is called Pratijñeśvara, the second Kapāleśvara and the last Kumāreśvara. The three are capable of conferring all the achievements. Thereafter Kumāra, the lord of all, joyously installed the phallic image Stambheśvara, near the column of victory. [...]”.
Note: The four phallic images of Śiva [e.g., Kapāleśvara] were set up at Cambay, the scene of the battlefield, to commemorate the Victory of Guha over Tāraka, the Asura-chief.
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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKapāleśvara (कपालेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapāleśvara (कपालेश्वर):—[from kapāla] m. ‘lord of skulls’, Name of Śiva ([especially]) as worshipped at a temple in Nāsik
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, Kapala.
Starts with: Kapaleshvaratirtha.
Full-text: Kapaleshvaratirtha, Kapaleshvari, Jayastambha, Mahavratin, Sarvasiddhiprada, Papaghna, Trilinga, Siddhiprada, Pratijneshvara, Kumareshvara, Stambheshvara.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Kapaleshvara, Kapāleśvara, Kapala-ishvara, Kapalesvara, Kapāla-īśvara, Kapala-isvara; (plurals include: Kapaleshvaras, Kapāleśvaras, ishvaras, Kapalesvaras, īśvaras, isvaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 103 - Greatness of Kapāleśvara (Kapāla-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 8 - Kapāleśvara (kapāla-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 91 - Greatness of Tryaṃbakeśvara (Tryaṃbaka-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 11 - The Victory of Kumāra and the death of Bāṇa and Pralamba < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities in Choudwar (Cuttack) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Connection between Lakulisa-Pasupatas and Kapalikas < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
The various sects of Shaivism < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)