Kularnavatantra, Kulārṇavatantra, Kularnava-tantra: 5 definitions
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Kularnavatantra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र).—The Kulārṇava is one of the most important Tāntric works. It was composed probably before 11th Century C.E. According to the Kulārṇava, the Kuladharma is the essence of the Vedas. The Kulārṇava says that every woman is born in the kula of the Great Mother and hence she must be regarded as an object of veneration.
It refers to eighteen Śākta-pīṭhas viz.,
- Uḍḍiyāna,
- Devīkoṭṭa,
- Hiṅgulā,
- Koṭimudrā ,
- Jālandhara,
- Vārāṇasī,
- Antarvedī,
- Prayāga,
- Mithilā,
- Magadha,
- Mekala,
- Aṅga,
- Vaṅga,
- Kaliṅga,
- Siṃhala,
- Strīrrājya,
- Rādha
- and Gauḍa.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र) refers to a leading scripture of the Kaula school of Śāktism focusing on ways to liberation, with chapters on Guru-Śiṣya relationship.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र) refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.—The catalogue includes the term—Kulārṇava-tantra in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
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.
India history and geography
Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र) is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Viṣṇukrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the कुलार्णवतन्त्रम् [kulārṇavatantram] or कुलार्णव-तन्त्र [kulārṇava-tantra].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Io. 839. Oxf. 90^b. Paris. (D 13). L. 258. 290. Bik. 592. B. 4, 254. Report. Xxix. Ben. 45. Tu7b. 11. Kāṭm. 12. Pheh. 1. Np. Vii, 50. Kāśin. 32. Oppert. 6729. 6889. Ii, 3399. 4530. Peters. 1, 114. 3, 399. Bp. 275. D 2. Quoted in Tantrasāra Oxf. 95^b, in Śaktiratnākara Oxf. 101^b, in Śāktānandataraṅgiṇī Oxf. 103^b, in Prāṇatoṣiṇī p. 2, by Pūrṇānanda L. 2067, by Gaurīkānta Oxf. 109^b. Kulārṇave Guptāmnāye Īśānasaṃhitā. L. 424.
—Kālikāsahasranāman. Oudh. Xvii, 102.
—Gaṇapatipañcāṅga. Oudh. Xvii, 104.
—Gaṇeśastava. Oudh. Xvii, 102.
—Cakrabhedanirṇaya. Oudh. Xi, 22.
—Durgādakārādisahasranāmastotra. L. 353.
—Durgāsahasranāman. Oudh. Xvii, 94.
—Devīsvarūpastuti. Burnell. 199^b.
—Śāktakrama. Oudh. Xvii, 98.
—Śyāmākavaca. Oudh. Xvii, 102.
—Samayācāra. Oudh. Xvii, 98.
2) Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र):—read Tantrasāra Oxf. 95^a.
3) Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र):—Io. 839. 1048. Peters. 4, 41. Stein 228. Kulārṇave Gaṇeśastavaḥ. Oudh. Xxi, 166.
4) Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र):—Ulwar 2085.
5) Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र):—Cs 5, 14 (inc.). 15 (Ullāsa 2). Il. Whish 42, 1.
Kulārṇavatantra (कुलार्णवतन्त्र):—[=kulārṇava-tantra] [from kulārṇava > kula] n. idem
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: Kularnava, Tantra.
Full-text (+186): Kularnava, Tarita, Pidita, Tarpana, Jivana, Dipana, Gupti, Tadana, Praudha, Apyayana, Ruddha, Vriddha, Dagdha, Vimalikarana, Kaula, Angahina, Sthanabhrashta, Kumara, Vikala, Muddha.
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