Krishnapada, Kṛṣṇapāda, Kṛṣṇāpāda: 3 definitions
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Krishnapada 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 terms Kṛṣṇapāda and Kṛṣṇāpāda can be transliterated into English as Krsnapada or Krishnapada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaKṛṣṇapāda (कृष्णपाद).—Name of a settlement (janapada) situated near the seven great mountains on the western side of mount Naiṣadha, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 83. These settlements consume the water flowing from these seven great mountains (Viśākha, Kambala, Jayanta, Kṛṣṇa, Harita, Aśoka and Vardhamāna). Niṣadha (Naiṣadha) is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṛṣṇāpāda (कृष्णापाद).—(c)—a Janapada of the Ketumāla.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 44. 11.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKṛṣṇapāda (कृष्णपाद).—name of an author: Sādhanamālā 378.18; or is the name Kṛṣṇa, -pāda being the honorific affix? kṛtir iyam ācārya-śrī-kṛṣṇapādānām.
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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Starts with: Krishnapadacihnita, Krishnapadamrita, Krishnapadankaduta, Krishnapadankadutakavya.
Full-text: Mayajalamahayogatantra, Vardhranasa, Ghanti, Ketumaladvipa.
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Krishna Suri - A Master of Manipravala Literature < [October – December, 1996]
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Part 5 - The Influence of the Āḻvārs on the followers of Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
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