Alternative spellings of this word include Kushang.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Kusaṅga (कुसङ्ग) refers to “one having bad company”, representing an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] Nor originating in Kāmarūpa or Kaliṅga, or Kāñcī, Kāśmīra or Kośala, nor one having bad behavior, bad company (kusaṅga) or come from Mahārāṣṭra. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., kusaṅga), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., kusaṅga) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Kusaṅga (कुसङ्ग) refers to “bad men”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.23 (“Outraging the modesty of Vṛndā”).—Accordingly, as Vṛnda (wife of Jalandhara) lamented after seeing her (seemingly) dead husband: “[...] How is it that you, by whom all the gods including the Gandharvas and Viṣṇu had been defeated, you who had conquered the three worlds, have now been killed by a poor sage? O excellent Daitya, you did not know the reality of Śiva nor did you pay heed to my words ‘Śiva is Supreme Brahman’. Having served you I found that it was not due to haughtiness but due to your association with bad men (kusaṅga-vaśaga) that you did all this [garvitena tvayā naiva kusaṃgavaśagena hi]”.

2) Kusaṅga (कुसङ्ग) refers to “base bondages (with bad company)” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu: “O Viṣṇu, O Brahmā, O gods, all of you please hear with attention. I am going to say a specific thing in a suitable manner. Marrying is not a proper thing for men. Marriage is a great fetter that binds firmly. There are many base bondages [i.e., kusaṅga] in the world. Association with women is the toughest of all. One can free oneself from all bondages except that of women. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kusaṅga (कुसंग).—m (S) kusaṅgati f (S) Bad company, evil associations.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kusaṅga (कुसंग).—m kusaṅgati f Bad company.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kusaṃga (कुसंग) [Also spelled kushang]:—[[~ti]] (nm), ~[ti] (nf) bad company, evil association.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kusaṃga (ಕುಸಂಗ):—[noun] an association with bad, wicked persons; bad company.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Kusangavashaga.

Full-text: Kusangavashaga, Kushang.

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