Kshiraghrita, Kṣīraghṛta, Kshira-ghrita: 4 definitions

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Kshiraghrita 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 Kṣīraghṛta can be transliterated into English as Ksiraghrta or Kshiraghrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Kṣīraghṛta (क्षीरघृत) refers to “ghee mixed with milk”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 6.36cd-45, while describing rituals involving the śaśimaṇḍala]—“The Mantrin [writes the name of the person] who wishes to become Amṛteśa as well as the nine tattvas, starting with Śiva in the śaśimaṇḍala, from the middle going east, etc. When overcome with 100 illnesses or threats of untimely death, then [the Mantrin] conducts worship with white implements, or with ghee mixed with milk (kṣīraghṛta), or with sesame seeds, or [he] uses fuel made of milk[-tree wood]. From [this] oblation [the afflicted] attains peace. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshiraghrita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣīraghṛta (क्षीरघृत):—[=kṣīra-ghṛta] [from kṣīra] n. purified butter mixed with milk, [Suśruta] (cf. -sarpis.)

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Kshiraghrita in German

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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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