Kotirudrasamhita, Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, Kotirudra-samhita: 2 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Koṭirudrasaṃhitā (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता) refers to one of the seven books (saṃhitās) of the Śiva-purāṇa, according to the Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya 1.30-34.—“[...] This work consists of twenty-four thousand verses divided into seven saṃhitās (compendiums) [viz., koṭirudrasaṃhitā]. The three kinds of Devotion [(1) by meditation, (2) recital of prayer and (3) acts of worship and service] are fully explained in it. It must be listened to with great respect. [...] This divine Purāṇa of seven saṃhitās and called after Śiva stands on an equal footing with Brahman (i.e. Vedic Texts) and accords an achievement that is superior to everything else. He who reads the entire Śivapurāṇa without omitting any of the seven saṃhitās can be called a Jīvanmukta (a living liberated soul)”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Koṭirudrasaṃhitā (कोटिरुद्रसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from Bhaviṣyapurāṇa. Burnell. 203^b.
—from Śivapurāṇa. Oudh. Xv, 20.
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: Kotirudra, Samhita.
Full-text: Shivapurana, Kotirudra, Kapalishasthalamahatmya, Nayapala, Siddhikshetra, Shivapitha, Vatuka, Darukavana, Bhavishyatpurana, Bhavishyapurana.
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 36 - Efficacy of the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 27 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Tryambakeśvara < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 81 < [Volume 1 (1871)]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 24 - Incarnations of Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 3.1 - Śaiva Kṣetras (sacred places) < [Chapter 2: Śaivism in Śaiva Purāṇas of Odisha]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)